perfect thank you! Also, I am turning on my esc after setting up detection/ limits and it connects with my remote (the blue light on the receiver stops blinking and goes solid, and so does the indicator on the controller), but when I give it throttle, I get no response. I think it may have something to do with the JST connector into the coms port. In every video I watch, the connector fits seamlessly into the comms port on the esc, but my UART cable has one extra pin slot on the JST connector. The extra hole was empty, so I cut the end one off so it fits in my comms port. I bet the wire placement/ order is incorrect. Can you rearrange the wires on a JST connector or will that break the connector?
Edit: It looks like the orange and green pins on the JST side of the wire are flipped, but are in the current place on the receiver side, so they’re only backwards on the side connecting to the esc. Is it possible to flip them? I don’t think soldering is possible because the wire is so incredibly thin, so if its possible to move them on the just connector? Also, another thing: I have a JST 2 pin to connect to my esc as a voltage monitor. Can I just stick the other end of the white wire into that JST connector so the voltage monitor on the remote functions? Sorry that’s a lot lol, I’m very eager to have this running as reliably as I can
Edit 2: I switched the wires on the just connector to match every videos wire arrangement, but the esc still doesn’t respond to the remote. The receiver still stops flashing and goes solid and so does the remote, yet the system doesn’t seem to respond to any inputs.
Im using the pilot remote aka the VX1 paired to my tenka. Ill go check the setup from the vesc tool again. Also, the ppm cable they give you with the remote I bought uses a 3 pin PST PH and the tenka has a JST XH receiver so I’m ordering that connector now too
yeah its a bit weird, the ppm cable in the box has one ridge along it, but the tenkas receiver for the cable has two slots for ridges in it and the pins are more spread out.
Im also wanting to put a battery % monitor on the board, do you have any suggestions of good brands or ones to use? The enclosure I bought has a cutout for one so i might as well use it, it’ll be one less hole or dust and whatnot to get in through
haha alright ill give that one a look, on the vesc tool side of things, I’ve got it hooked up. What should I be looking for? Its set to UART but I’m not sure why its still working
This is your hard brake from high speed. Your motor brake doesn’t hit until after.
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I’m a madlad. I would put it much lower lol.
But yes, that’s great.
Mine would be:
39.6 start, 36v end.
Think of it like this, if someone got in your way when you’re going over 25, the brake that starts is your regen brake, not the motor one. The motor one will hit after your speed lowers, giving you a hard brake (if this is set high.) If you want smooth braking, you can lower the motor brake and slightly lower the regen (you still want this at least high for higher speed).
So if i want it to brake more gentle, have it lower but if I want it to brake hard have it higher?
I also still get no response from the board when using the remote, do I need to set the control type or anything for the ppm/ uart tabs?
Under the “control type” tab for ppm there’s a setting for “current No reverse with brake” and that sounds like something that may be relevant but whatta I know
No, once you do the input set up, you should see on your screen the input moving left and right when you hit the throttle. If this doesn’t happen, its not set up on the esc (apparently not plugged in). The current no reverse is basically moving forward and braking but you don’t have reverse.
Can you show me your connection for your esc? I need a nice profile look.
