Hello,
I have recently started to use the vesc-tool and a brushless motor. I am getting a fault_under_voltage code. I am still new to bldc-motors(and any other e-motor :D), so it is not obvious to me, which voltage that is. Is there a documentation for the fault codes or can someone explain the code to me?
Thanks for your answers in advance and have a nice evening
Joe_Lowtech
The under voltage warning means your input voltage from your battery / power supply is too low. You can change the value it triggers at here: Motor Settings > General > Advanced > Minimum Input Voltage.
Is there a source of documentation for all of the fault codes and their reported values? I am hoping to correctly interpret a cascade of FAULT_CODE_ABS_OVER_CURRENT codes: The most specific points I would like to know are:
If you are interested in how I got these codes, these are the test conditions:
I was testing a 4.10 VESC with Firmware Version 3.58, which was behaving well. I was braking hard on a steep downhill when I heard a "pop" sound, released the throttle (braking) and tried to re-engage braking but the control produced no response and the motor was freewheeling. After coming to a stop, I could only accelerate mildly if I kicked off to get the motor spinning before engaging the control. If I tried to accelerate aggressively even after kicking off, the indicator LED would go red, and I would stop accelerating. If I accelerated moderately, then released the control while coasting, then re-engaged acceleration, the motor would suddenly brake instead of accelerating. I also noticed that accelerating from a stop after the first fault event, the motor either spins in the wrong direction at times or coggs.
I left the VESC powered on and opened the terminal and read the fault codes. There were many of the same code, so I copied the first and last 2 codes in the list below.
The following are my overall and current limit settings:
Motor Type: FOC Motor Current Max: 35AMotor Current Max Brake: -35A
Absolute Max Current: 55A
Slow ABS Current Limit: True
Battery Current Max: 99A
Battery Current Max Regen: -60A
DRV8301 OC Mode: Current Limit
DRV8301 OC Adjustment: 16
The following faults were registered since start:
Many Thanks!!!