Brake strength depends on how many Amps you allow to be generated and how much your battery can eat Amp wise.
Whatever energy you generate needs to be stored, since the energy can’t be evaporated into the universe. If you are at top speed and your motor generates at full voltage (e.g. 40V) and your Battery Regen is -15A, that results in 600W braking power. If you want more braking power you need to set higher Battery Regen values.
Neither BLDC-Tool, nor VESC-Tool can do magic and evaporate the energy. The amount of braking power is always equivalent to the energy you shoot towards your battery. Since the motor we use are about 85-90% efficient, only a small fraction is converted into heat. VESC-Tool is more precise, so the values you specify resemble the output in real world a lot better.
Hi Frank,
do you have a link where one can find previous versions of the vesc tool? I need the version supporting 3.29 firmware in order to tune these BMS’s configuration.
so im running the newest firmware avalable from VESC Tool but i was wondering if there are any apps that support this yet? the best that i have found is @Ackmaniac app in which some things work and some dont. are there any apps that work properly with these firmware’s right now?
Im having issues updating the firmware in the new vesc tool software, after it keeps telling me that i need a programmer to do it, when i do fw update in old bldc tool, i have no issues updating. im using a maytech vesc with bootloader installed in it, i dont want to use achmaniacs software, just want to keep it simple. any suggestions would help.
Thats the issue, Im having issues updating the firmware in the new vesc tool software, after it keeps telling me that i need a programmer to do it, when i do fw update in old bldc tool, i have no issues updating. im using a maytech vesc with bootloader installed in it, i dont want to use achmaniacs software, just want to keep it simple. any suggestions would help.
