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If you are using a regular VESC, you will probably want to use the configuration file ‘/6.141_bldc_old_hw_30k_erpm.xml’. The configuration file shown in the video is ‘6.141_bldc_VESC_X_hw_30k_erpm.xml’ which is for the VESC-X. The configuration file is located in ~/hardware/vesc. In the video, we flashed the firmware ‘VESC_servout.bin’ for version 4.12 of the hardware. Important Note: You must select the correct version of firmware to match the VESC that you are using, otherwise damage and other bad things can happen. Use the ‘Firmware’ tab to flash the firmware binary, the configuration can be loaded from the ‘Load XML’ button. The current firmware revision will display in the lower right hand corner on connection. The VESC should be at ttyACM0 (more formally, /dev/ttyACM0). Before flashing the firmware, hit the ‘Connect’ button to communicate with the VESC. This will bring up the GUI to interact with the VESC. The RACECAR motor configuration files are downloaded from the Github mit-racecar repository, and are stored in ~/hardware/vesc.īefore starting the bldc-tool, connect the VESC to the vehicle battery.
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This will build the bldc-tool and download the RACECAR motor configuration files. The JetsonHacks account on Github contains a repository named installBLDC. USB input from Jetson on left, steering servo center.
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In this application, a 90 degree, 3 pin female header helps with the wiring. The TRAXXAS steering servo is wired to the VESC servo header. The USB cable normally communicates motor speed and steering angles between the Jetson and the VESC. The VESC is wired to the Jetson using a micro USB to USB-A cable. If you are interested in building the VESC firmware from source, you can compile it from the bldc firmware source tree on Github. Note: The actual VESC firmware is available in binary form in the bldc-tool firmwares directory. Once the bldc-tool loads the servo-out firmware on to the VESC, we then load a configuration file which matches the VESC configuration to control a TRAXXAS Velineon 3500 motor. Note: There are also compiled versions of the bldc-tool for x86 machines, if you prefer that route.
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BLDC is an acronym for Brush Less DC motor. We can flash the STM32 directly from the Jetson using a program called ‘bldc-tool’. For the Jetson RACECAR application, the VESC servo port needs to be programmed as ‘Servo-out’, which allows commands to be sent to the robot steering servo.įortunately there is a compiled binary of the version of the VESC firmware that includes the Servo-out setting. The default firmware flashed on the VESC-X is ‘Servo-in’, which allows a remote controller to set the motor speed. The STM32 runs ChibiOS, a real-time operating system. Another reason is that the VESC is open source, which allows the curious to explore the motor controller implementation.Īrchitecturally, the VESC has a STM32 ARM Cortex processor.
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The stock ESC puts the minimum vehicle speed at around 6 mph.
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The major reason for the change is to gain full control at low speeds. Looky here:Īs discussed in Part 3 – ESC Motor Controller, the TRAXXAS steering servo and the drive motor Electronic Speed Controller ( ESC) are controlled by PWM signals sent from an on board radio receiver.įor the Jetson RACECAR, we replace the stock TRAXXAS ESC with a Vedder Electronic Speed Controller ( VESC). After finishing the installation of the ROS packages on the Jetson RACECAR, we need to program the VESC, an electronic speed controller, for use in the Jetson RACECAR.