I recently switched from an old VX1 to the puck and I noticed a significant difference in low end responsiveness. I’ve concluded that it comes down to the difference in the remote or sensor or whatever. I kept all vesc settings the same and switch back and forth between the 2. In RT app the puck gradually goes from 0-100% pretty linearly where as the VX1 has a quick ramp from 0-15% or 20ish% then pretty normal from there to 100%. Ive gotten used to it and its useful for blending in traffic or just getting up to speed a little quicker without having to jam the throttle too much. The same goes for braking but not as noticeable. So is it possible to replicate the vx1 “ramp” in vesc or increase ramp time in a certain % range? Motor amps are already at 110, ramp time +0.2/-0.1 deadband 5% so im looking for anything else i can tweak to get it closer to the vx1. Ive looked at the throttle expo stuff but it seems like it only affects the middle not the beginning of throttle.
It would be in your remote menu in the vesc tool
Depending on what type you choose it will differ
Whether that is Exponential, Polynomial, or whatever the other one is
I run exponential 10+% on throttle, so I can have it pick up and go faster, quicker
It may take some time but I would say add a few % each time and see if you can get it as close as the other
It’s open source, so you could always add the feature you want, and everyone could use it.
If i change the throttle modes and expo numbers would i be able to see the changes in throttle in RT app?
Uhhhh im not too sure
I would think not, I think the RT app data is based off PPM signal, so it would show whats coming in, not how the vesc is manipulating the acceleration curve
You would have to ride it to get the best feel of what it does
I used to run exponential throttle type, ramping times both 0.1, input deadband 5% and +10-20% throttle curve and it had heaps of off the mark get up and go similar feeling to the vx1 I used before those settings on the puck I use now (this is with the firmware updated as mentioned above). I found mid-high range acceleration and top speed were lacking with those settings though so I don’t go over +10% throttle curve now and prefer natural throttle type over exponential.
I have all my boards set to 0 ramping time with control mapping to “EXPO” throttle +10% and braking at -10%. Adjust as needed but it’ll give far more responsiveness and easy to adjust. Its really all you need. The more settings you mess with, the more that can go wrong and the harder it is to fix.
I use a puck remote on all my boards.