EXTENDED ACKMANIAC-ESC Tool based on VESC-Tool

General Discussion
657

oh i was refering to the mode change not working on ADC

658

ahhh… sorry I should really have read the previous posts. My bad

659

same problem over here i’m working on converting adc to ppm to overcome this problem

660

I work already on the integration. Maybe i find the time to test it over the weekend.

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661

So I have never used the watt limits. To do this, I can’t just click it in the app right? Because I have to do it for each motor? Or can I try it in the app without opening up my enclosure and reprogramming both Vescs? I am sure this is covered somewhere, but I am having trouble hunting it down.

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662

If you set it up as instructed, you can create a “mode” in “Modes Setup” that includes the app mode aka watt/wattNoRevBrake/current/etc.

You can save that mode, and switch to it on the fly. If the canbus stuff is set up properly it’ll change on both master and slave vesc. You can long press on the top left box and it’ll offer to make the current mode the default (persists across reboots).

This probably belongs in the other thread (https://www.electric-skateboard.builders/t/vesc-monitor-android-app/20888)

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663

Moreover if you want to check what @deucesdown said you can always connect to the VESC through the app with a TCP connection. Both computer and phone has to be on the same wifi. I find the Hotspot from the phone more stable for this connection. Board as close as possible. In this way you can use the vesc tool without open the enclosure

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664

Is this both Vesc-Tool and BLDC-Tool (ackmaniac version)? Or Vesc-tool only?

665

I bet VESC tool only and only the Ackmaniac VESC tool version

666

Is it possible to limit speed and acceleration through the APP by making a new mode? I want to be able change to a mode on the fly that a beginner can use or someone who wants to try and “get the feel” of an electric skateboard.

667

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668

Yes of course. Just simply limit the top speed and the motor current for less acceleration. And you can also limit the watts.

669

What does the colour orange on “Voltage” mean?

670

That the voltage is below the battery cutoff start. So the vesc limits already the power output. When the battery cutoff end is reached the color turns red.

671

I ran out of power on my 12s pack

  1. swapped it out with a 10s pack
  2. powered board on
  3. changed battery setup in Android APP to 10s
  4. powered board off
  5. closed app
  6. powered board on
  7. opened app

and “Voltage” is in orange, motors will spin but a lot of stuttering (not “ride-able”).

Is there a proper way of doing this?

672

Is the 10s pack charged above the cutoff limit? Did you change the cutoff limit in the config to match 10s?

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673

@mmaner is right. The cutoff settings need to be changed which the app doesn’t do.

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674

Yeah. I changed it in the Ack-ESC tool and the 10s pack worked. Lesson learned: The best and simplest way to do battery swaps is to have the same battery configuration for both packs. Or… I’m curious though, what are the consequences of leaving cut-off start/end at the default 10 and 8?

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675

@Ackmaniac any progress on mode change for adc?

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676

@Ackmaniac a small clarification needed, i am working with a focbox flashed by your latest firmware 3.102 and still can’t write to the focbox using the old Metr.at module. From reading here i understood that flashing with version 3.101 or 3.100 should fix that but since i am using a mac and it is hard to find mac compatible complied builds for those versions i want to use the latest 3.102 version UI just with the default.bin file i downloaded from you Github repo looking on the commit history of that folder (here)

Am I right thinking it should work?