HW6.4 based ESC - ESCape

Toglia · April 6, 2018, 2:44am

Where can I purchase a pair of these? Btw this is mindblowing!

Toglia · April 6, 2018, 2:45am

Where can I purchase a pair of these? And where can I see the specs? Would be nice if they where 300A

Colson003 · April 6, 2018, 2:49am

@Toglia

http://www.electric-skateboard.builders/t/escape-group-buy-professional-pcb-assembly/49720/71

Toglia · April 6, 2018, 4:46am

Sorry that Im so late but can I ask what is the peak amps and how kuch the continuous? Thank you

Cobber · April 6, 2018, 4:59am

as stewii’s ESCape is based on the open source hardware software VESC 6.4, it shares similar ampacity.

Try using “search” with terms like “vesc 6”

Minim · April 6, 2018, 3:51pm

I replied to your payment email but I didn’t get any response @stewii . Can I buy it without the alu housing? What would the amount be to transfer if so?

stewii · April 6, 2018, 4:49pm

You can, just order as normal, on the comments say you don’t want housing, then on the final payment it is going to be £10 cheaper per ESC.

Minim · April 6, 2018, 5:17pm

Good. I sent the payment now for two units but I’ve never used TransferWise before. Do you send some kind of confirmation to oldies like me so I don’t miss the deadline if I did smt wrong.

Pimousse · April 12, 2018, 4:20pm

Hi @stewii, With @Manu39, we’re trying to troubleshoot a serial communication issue. I made a PCB with an arduino and a LED gauge communicating through UART. Mine is working flawlessly with a VESC 6, FW3.37. I tested his gauge board with a VESC 4.12, no problem. However, with the ESCape, the communication is established only when he’s accelerating. In idle, the Tx LED of the Arduino blinks but not the Rx one. We checked parameters together, AFAIK everything is set up correctly. So I’m stucked.

Any throughts ? Thanks !

stewii · April 12, 2018, 6:23pm

weird, bluetooth works fine though through uart. Can you DM with info about that arduino PCB?

Pimousse · April 12, 2018, 8:17pm

This an Arduino nano communicating through uart (voltage divider on arduino Tx) abd display battery gauge on a WS2812 ring, plus button and luminosity sensor Arduino side. @Manu39 tried to supply the Arduino through VESC 5V and by an UBEC on the main battery.

webst · April 12, 2018, 8:24pm

I have similar problem with @rpasichnyk Perimetr app and bluetooth module. There is communication error and following message, possibly connected to @Pimousse case.

Vesc tool shows that software version is in fact 3.37.

Edit: I’m going to swap TX with RX and see if it helps. Edit 2: It didn’t

Minim · April 12, 2018, 8:26pm

what blouetooth module are you using so I can order one I know is working for when mine gets here

stewii · April 12, 2018, 11:42pm

I just tried with to connect an arduino nano I got here and Rx blinks and all works normal. I can try to replicate what you trying to do if you tell me what arduino program you have there.

Can you take a pic of the connections on vesc and bluetooth module sides?

I have a HM-10 and a NRF51822 both work perfectly.

Devilmycry · April 13, 2018, 3:28am

Hi everything I want to know For the escape can I make 100000 erpm and can I go to 80a each motor Thank you

Pimousse · April 13, 2018, 4:14am

@stewii, I have a pair of ESCape, I’ll test with them.

Manu39 · April 13, 2018, 6:24am

hello @stewii , as I said @Pimousse have the led fixed Rx: led lightly on…and the Tx LED is blinking. the Rx will start blinking when I’m zooming in and the Tx stops blinking. a pict of the connections the escape and the arduino

it’s the same thing on the slave and the master …

rickyd · April 13, 2018, 7:16am

Are the Arduino and the ESCape on common ground?

Pimousse · April 13, 2018, 8:31am

Yes. The PCB is powered by the 5V and GND from the CANbus JST.

stewii · April 13, 2018, 8:34am

I dont use a voltage divider because most IO pins on the STM are 5V tolerant. Where can I get that PCB?