Bolt ESC Calibration
Posted: Tue May 26, 2020 2:22 pm
Hi All,
I've been trying to use a crazyflie Bolt with a 4 in 1 ESC (it has BLHeli) and I am having an issue with recalibrations.
Each time I turn on the quad, I go to an unknown calibration state.
Since my ESC goes over the recommended maximum current the Bolt can handle, I am connecting it directly to the battery and only using the signal pins from the "jst" connectors; I assume the Bolt has a way of turning the power to the ESCs on and off, but in my case I can't use those.
What should I do? I think that if I use DSHOT I can avoid this, but I think this is not supported yet (see https://github.com/bitcraze/crazyflie-f ... issues/539 and viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4133&p=18767&hilit=dshot#p18755). So how do I solve this?
If it is as simple as changing some BLHeli stuff (so that it does not recalibrate each time it powers on), then how do I proceed?
I suppose I can use a USB dongle (like this https://uk.banggood.com/Racerstar-USB-L ... 77455.html with only the signal and ground and power the ESC with a battery?
(ESC is 2S and I will not turn on with 5V)
Or can I use the Crazyflie radio interface somehow for comms with BLHeli?
I've been trying to use a crazyflie Bolt with a 4 in 1 ESC (it has BLHeli) and I am having an issue with recalibrations.
Each time I turn on the quad, I go to an unknown calibration state.
Since my ESC goes over the recommended maximum current the Bolt can handle, I am connecting it directly to the battery and only using the signal pins from the "jst" connectors; I assume the Bolt has a way of turning the power to the ESCs on and off, but in my case I can't use those.
What should I do? I think that if I use DSHOT I can avoid this, but I think this is not supported yet (see https://github.com/bitcraze/crazyflie-f ... issues/539 and viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4133&p=18767&hilit=dshot#p18755). So how do I solve this?
If it is as simple as changing some BLHeli stuff (so that it does not recalibrate each time it powers on), then how do I proceed?
I suppose I can use a USB dongle (like this https://uk.banggood.com/Racerstar-USB-L ... 77455.html with only the signal and ground and power the ESC with a battery?
(ESC is 2S and I will not turn on with 5V)
Or can I use the Crazyflie radio interface somehow for comms with BLHeli?