VESC6 Beta

I can't seem to get the software to connect without being limited because of out of date firmware. I downloaded the new software but it still won't upload the new firmware to the Vesc.  Keeps throwing errors and won't connect without a power cycle. Is it possible to check if it has a bootloader or not?

It claims to have FW 3.24 with bootloader 60

Hello,

I was snooping through the settings once again and noticed that the maximum duty cycle was set to 95%. Is there a reason for this? Could it be bumped up to 99 or 100% for an esk8 board motor? 

Thanks!

I would like to run 0.5 seconds bursts of 130 A (maybe even 150A) at 48V.   Is this possible/feasible with VESC 6?   

I see there is a limit of 100A in VESC Tool, but sensor range and FETs should be capable of 150A intermittently, right?   

Do you have any advice on how to increase the max current?

Hey Ben,

You remember the good old days ? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoG-N0z3H5w&t=41s

I'm wondering if I can get this up and running with the latest NRF PCB I found on oshpark and VESC6. Is this working well / safe?

https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/GKeNqY7y

Thanks!

I tried to detect encoder parameters on a 8-pole servomotor with 80A (rms?) rated continuous current.  Using VESC 6 and VESC-tool free menu: Motor Parameters --> FOC --> Encoder --> Detect Encoder.  Clicking on "Start Detection" runs motor first slowly (relaxed steps), then in more sudden steps.  Results are plausible at 10A current (in my case it detected Offset 103.4,  Ratio 4.0, Inverted), but results are not consistent when increasing current.

Hi there,

I use a relatively special Motor: 42 Poles , 36 Slots.

The problem I have: When I try to start the motor slowly from zero the motor sometimes starts turning in slowmotion consuming a lot of Amps but not spinning up.

What can be the cause for this behavior and what should I try first to fix my problem? Switch to BLDC-Mode?

The recognition tool works well - here is my actual configuration - Thanks for any hints!

Michael

I'm trying to re-use some old 4.7 VESCs for my brother's board we are building together.

It will connect correctly, but warns the firmware is too old, so i select the correct "46 & 47" in Firmware, then VESC_default.bin.

It seems to upload correctly - the progress bar goes to about 100%, but then quickly flashes a red error message in bottom right:

Serial port error: The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request.

Appreciate any suggestion on steps to get this to work?

Thx All!

Is there a way to override the 60V limit without recompiling the program? I found the developer tab but it didn't seem to retain the changes when I click update motor config.