Hello guys,
I couldn't find on the files which compose the VESC Firmware, the lines responsible for the regenerative braking. Neither the lines of code responsible for the MOSFET Switching.
I'm trying to improve my understanding of how to command the VESC to Switch the MOSFETS at will. Any help to this regard is welcome!
Hello everyone,
I've been working lately on a simple implementation of the FOC functionality (learning purposes) using a VESC 4.12 and a Hoverboard BLDC motor.
Problem: ADC values read are always positive (uint32_t) while the phase currents (ia, ib) can have both signs. How can I tell which sign a current has? I tried to refer to the VESC open-source firmware and found inside mcpwm_foc.c something like this:
Hello, I apologize in advance I'm completely new to all this, it's my first DIY electric skateboard build. So I bought torque6 vescs and running torqueboards direct drive. I'm using the vesc tool app on my phone and I ran the wizard but I keep getting firmware not up to date messages so i uploaded the new firmware but for some reason it is not loading new firmware, when i try to pair the vesc i just get a message firmware needs to be updated. Am i missing a step here? Thank you in advance I'm trying to learn
So the setup is a flipsky VESC spinning a tMotor MN5008 with hall effect sensors I have installed on it myself.
ESC: https://flipsky.net/collections/electronic-products/products/torque-esc-...
I am trying to collect some data from my VESC and for some reason it is always reporting that ah charged and wh charged are 0, despite the fact that I am able to use regen braking and both the motor and battery current are negative while I am doing so. Does anyone know why this might be the case? I am using firmware version 5.2, hardware version 4.12, and VESC tool version 3.00.
Hi, i just fixing some custom vesc that using 4.10 firmware, i little bit struggle on the current sensor calculation, when 0 amp, it has voltage output from sensor = 1.668V. where i should add the offset voltage (1.668 - 1.65 = 0.018V) on the firmware? i am looking on the hw_410.h code and mcpwm.h and still cant find it, Thank you
Is there a way to deactivate roll to start function FW 5.02. In the FocBox Unity FW there is a setting for that but i couldn't find anything in the VESC FW.
I'm a very cutting edge kinda guy when it comes to software. I see we a e now on ChibiOS 20.3.3 bit vesc is still using 3.0.5!! That version is now 5 years old, and with 17 major versions released in that time, I reckon it might be an idea to upgrade the ChibiOS version.
I'm only a basic C programmer though (I'm a python guy, meaning to learn C for the past ten years 🤣)
I am wanting to remove all the code from the VESC firmware that I will never need. So I will never use any kind of servo, and so I don't need all the encoder code then??
I will only be using hall sensors or sensorless.
As I'm going through the code and removing everything related to servos and encoders I came across the mc_interface_get_pid_pos_now function in mc_interface.c:
When looking at the firmware code in order to develop a custom firmware version, I have found most of the code to be self expanatory.
But there are a few defines that are bugging me.
So firstly what is MCCONF_L_IN_CURRENT_MAX in mcconf? I am not sure if its for the max current from regen braking back to the battery or if its max current from the battery into the controller.
