Cruise control for me is mandatory so, sadly, I must give up controlling the lights per ch2.
I think there are basically 2 solutions left in my case:
Connect the 10s3p battery to the leds, forsee a mechanical switch on the enclosure (no possibility to send the brakes signal from the remote throttle to the tail lights, in order to have stronger break lights when I brake)
Forsee some independent rechargeable led lights (no possibility to send the brakes signal from the remote throttle to the tail lights, in order to have stronger break lights when I brake)
Am I right? Is there any other possibilities?
What are the pros and cons of these two solutions?
In case 1) is there some wise thread you can point me to? I need to understand how to do that without blowing up.
led light do not work on 36v i thinkâŚ
you would need a step down converter
some guy here made the 2. solution you posted here with an arduino⌠thereâs a thread about it
An LED works fine on 36V or 500V as long as it has the proper current-limiting resistor. An LED driving circuit probably doesnât, though. If you use 2 LEDs mounted opposite polarity to one another you could even run them on 240V AC if you used a large resistor.
Itâs the drive circuit that has the limitations⌠not the diodes themselves
Agree with Acido on 2 you can use an arduino to âanalogReadâ the signal and use the value to decide whether or not to turn on the LEDs. Youâd need to step down the voltage from the battery for the arduino (believe linear regulator on the arduino can deal with around 16V max coming in but a bit lower is probably safer), beyond that though pretty sure the LEDs can be powered directly off the digital pins on the arduino (5V but somewhat low current so depends on what LEDs or arrangement you go with there)
thanks a lot for the big amount of info. I will consider it.
@Mich21050
I considered the idea of using what you suggest, in fact I have @fottaz 6W Waterproof Led light kit with REAR BRAKES CONTROL.
So considered my case I canât connect to Vesc because I need, following Ackmaniacâs indication, Master slave connection for throttle, while slave connection for cruise control . Canât connect to receiver because I use the two channel (mini remote has only two ch) for same throttle and cruise control.
Hey rotko, it should not be a problem for you (and for everybody using also all receiver channels) because âto receiverâ of the led kit goes in the 1st channel that you normally use for throttle, then âFrom Vescâ the ppm signal of the controller that your normally plug into the receiver. It doesnât changes nothing for you if Iâve understand good what you meant.
@Rotko Yes Sir, you will be able to use throttle signal and the lights at same time, you should see the brake module as a Y splitter, of course it keeps the signal between receiver and vesc, and it takes signal needed for the brakes light effect!
