Hello all - my first post, and I'm hoping for some direction (thank you in advance!).
I have just received my first VESC board, the Minim that I bought directly from Vesc Labs. Here is my question: is it necessary to compile and flash the firmware for this board? I am guessing it does not come with firmware installed?
I am wondering if this is the case, as I am unable to connect to the board with VESC Tool. Also I can not see it with "lsusb" or "dmesg". I am on Ubuntu 26 LTS, and have added $USER to the 'dialout' group, so I think I should be able to see it. I have powered the board with 48V from my ebike battery, and I am using the USB cable that came with the ESC, as well as testing another cable I use regularly for data.
If my assumption is correct, I can try to follow the posted tutorials for compiling and flashing the firmware - but it would be nice to know if this is expected with the boards from Vesc Labs (or should I be seeing it the Minim appear in my devices)
Thank you very much for any pointers.