Has anyone tried connecting a VESC to a Pixhawk autopilot before?
I had read that it can be done using UAVCAN, but I cannot find any documentation or tutorials on it.
If anyone has experience or knows of any resourses would be great to know.
Has anyone tried connecting a VESC to a Pixhawk autopilot before?
I had read that it can be done using UAVCAN, but I cannot find any documentation or tutorials on it.
If anyone has experience or knows of any resourses would be great to know.
This is all I can find
From PX4
PX4 is compatible with any/all UAVCAN ESCs (UAVCAN is generally speaking a plug'n'play protocol).
At time of writing PX4 supports UAVCAN v0 (not v1.0).
The only difference between UAVCAN ESCs from a setup perspective is that the physical connectors and the software tools used to configure the motor order and direction may be different.
Some popular UAVCAN ESC firmware/products include:
VESC Project ESCs (see also Benjamin Vedder's blog - project owner)
https://docs.px4.io/v1.10/en/peripherals/uavcan_escs.html
From trampaboards
UAVCAN has been added to the firmware allowing to interact with commonly used flight controllers like the PIXHAWK ®* devices. An incredible 12,000 lines of code have been added for the new hardware releases. To make the VESC controller nearly indestructible, the low voltage rails were redesigned A-Z.
https://trampaboards.com/vesc-6-mkv-in-cnc-t6-silicone-sealed-aluminium-...