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Controlling Servo via VESC and PPM

Good Midday,

i am Robert from Germany and i need some help. I am a newbie with vesc, so please apologize my stupid questions. I am trying to control a servo (https://www.zappenduster-rc.de/ele test and checkktronik-und-zubehoer/servos/standard-groesse/standard-48-60-volt/traxxas-digital- test and checkservo-waterproof-2075-trx2075.html), via the ppm signal of the vesc. This should happen via a python script. I am using the library pyvesc by LiamBindle. The packages from the pyVesc library, should be send with the library pySerial. Im already able to control the “Main” Motor (https://www.amazon.de/Traxxas-Brushless-Velineon-3500-Motor-Kfz-Teile/dp/B00XWTXOCC), via the python script. But actually i am failing to control the servo. I tried at first, to control the servo from the vesc tool but i did not found any possibility to do this. So i tried to create a new message in pyvesc, but when i execute the script to control the servo, nothing happens. So how am i able to control a servo with a vesc? I really appreciate your help and some information.

The source code for the python script is the following:

import serial
import pyvesc
#creating the new messsage
class SetServoPos(metaclass=pyvesc.VESCMessage):
    id = 12
    fields = [
        ('servo', 'i')
    ]

def setrpm():
    # function to set the rpm of the motor: This function works properly
    ser = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyACM0')
    my_msg = pyvesc.SetRPM(5000)
    my_packet = pyvesc.encode(my_msg)
    ser.write(my_packet)
    print("Hello")
    ser.close()
def steering():
    # function to control the servo: In  this function is the issue.
    ser = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyACM0')
    my_msg = SetServoPos(180)
    print(my_msg.servo)
    my_packet = pyvesc.encode(my_msg)
    ser.write(my_packet)
    ser.close()
#MainFunction
if __name__ == '__main__':
    steering()

 

Kindly regards

Robert

 

 

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