ESCs based on the VESC

[jaykup]

A list of all the active ESCs based on the VESC®

This is a WIKI so feel free to edit links/info.

All specifications are per side. No current rating standard exists so take all current ratings below with a grain of salt

Based on VESC 4.xx (using FW4.xx)

10s and 12s FOC / BLDC. 60k eRPM limit. Current shunts on the battery side. Known for a possibility of frying DRV chips when using 12s FOC.

HW4.xx ESCs	S/D	V	Cont	Peak	Forum	Notes	F/W
Cheap Focer 1	Single	12s	30A	50A	-
Flipsky FSESC 4.12	Single	10/12s	50A	240A	-
Flipsky FSESC 4.20	Dual	10/12s	50A	150A	-
MakerX GO-FOC Retro	Single	10/12s	50A	-	Forum
MakerX GO-FOC DV4	Dual	10/12s	60A	100A	Forum
Maytech MTVESC50A 4.12	Single	10/12s	50A	240A	-
Turnigy SK8 V2 60A	Single	12s	60A	120A
Turnigy SK8 V2 80A	Single	12s	80A	150A
Turnigy SK8 V2 60A x2	Dual	12s	60A	120A	Forum

FocBox - Single MCU twin power stage VESC Branch

The now defunct company Enertion hired an EE and tasked him with designing a twin power stage ESC. What came out was a decent single MCU dual controller with 2 battery side shunts that could run FOC on 12s. Those same designers went on to make the Stormcore. This design was initially not compatible with VESC-Tool. Single processor, twin power stage support was later added to VESC-Tool with big effort. Later Stormcore designs should be Vedder Sensorless Startup capable (to be confirmed).

Single MCU dual drive ESCs	S/D	V	Cont	Peak	Forum	Notes	F/W
BKB Zenith	Dual	12s	80A	150A	Forum
FocBox Unity	Dual	12s	80A	150A	-
FocBox Tenka	Dual	12s	70A	-	-
Stormcore 60D	Dual	12s	80A	-	-
Stormcore 100D	Dual	18s	80A	-	Forum

VESC 6 based designs (using 60 series FW)

12s FOC/BLDC. 150k eRPM limit. Three current shunts on the phase side. Not known for DRV chip failures. Higher continuous amps ( depending on model). IMU and Vedder Sensorless Startup capable (VESC 6 MK5 onwards).

HW 6 ESCs	S/D	V	Cont	Peak	Forum	Notes	F/W
Boundmotor X-Core Pro	Dual	12s	100A	-	-	MakerX DV6 Rebrand
Cheap Focer 2	Single	12s	35A	70A
EOVAN Generation II ESC	Dual	12s	-	-
Flipsky FESC 6.6 & 6.7	Single	12s	60A	150A
Flipsky FESC 6.6 & 6.7	Dual	12s	100A	400A
FRC ESC	Single	12s	80A	150A	Forum
Flux	Single	12s	80A	150A
MakerX GO-FOC DV6	Dual	12s	100A	120A	Forum
MakerX GO-FOC DV6 PRO	Dual	12s	120A	180A	Forum	Higher current fets	Custom
MakerX GO-FOC SV6	Single	12s	120A	-
MakerX Mini-FOC/Plus	Single	12s	50/80A	-	Forum
Maytech MTSVESC6.0	Single	12s	200A	240A
Maytech SUPERFOC6.8	Single	12s	50A	240A
MBoards DUAL ESC 6.6	Dual	12s	100A	-	-	Ant Rebrand
Motion Spin	Single	12s	80A	150A	Forum	Uses a unique DRV chip
TorqueBoards Torque6	Dual	12s	80A	150A	Forum
Trampa VESC 6 MK5	Single	12s	80A	150A	-

VESC HD based designs

12s FOC/BLDC. 100k eRPM limit. Three current shunts on the battery side. Ultra small package design ( High Density). Can be produced as single or twin ESC. Vedder Sensorless Startup capable.

HD ESCs	S/D	V	Cont	Peak	Forum	Notes	F/W
Trampa VESC HD60T	Dual	12s	75A	100A	Forum	OOS

VESC 75/300 based or similar

Up to 16S The design removed the DRV chip which was limiting the VESC 6 to 60v and made a few other improvements. 16s rating and three phase shunts (original HW), dedicated gate drivers, 12V power out, BLE and IMU. Vedder Sensorless Startup capable (original, others may or may not).
Depending on model, features can differ. Some designs may feature only 2 shunts.

75/300 based ESCs	S/D	V	Cont	Peak	Forum	Notes	F/W
BioX ESC	Dual	16s	125A	-		Ubox Rebrand EU
MakerX GO-FOC HI100	Single	16s	100A	200A		Small, 6 fet
MakerX D75	Dual	16s	-	140A	Forum
Spintend UBox 75v Single	Single	16s	100A	135A	Forum	Has IMU, for balance
Spintend UBox v2 75v Dual	Dual	16s	100A	135A	Forum		ubox v2 300a fw.zip (363.9 KB)
Trampa VESC 75/300	Single	16s	300A	450A		18 fet
Trampa VESC 6 75v	Single	16s	65A	130A		Unreleased

VESC 100/250 based or similar

The design removed the DRV chip which was limiting the VESC 6 to 60v and made a few other improvements. Up to 22s rating and three battery sided shunts (original HW), dedicated gate drivers, 12V power out, IMU (features depend on model). Vedder Sensorless Startup capable (original, others may or may not). Some designs may feature only 2 battery sided shunts.

100/250 based ESCs	S/D	V	Cont	Peak	Forum	Notes	F/W
A50S v2.2 6s	Single	6s	35A	50A
A50S v2.2 12s	Single	12s	25A	40A
A200S v3	Single	18s	100A (10 min)	320A+		Small, 18 fet, used for robots
A400S v2	Single	20s	200A	600A		Water cooled
ENNOID-ESC	Single	20s	125A	-	Forum	Bolt on connections
Flipsky 75100 FOC	Single	20s	100A	120A	Forum	eBike size	Custom
Flipsky FSESC 75200	Single	16s	200A	300A		A200S based
Little Focer	Single	20S	75A	120A	Forum	Has IMU for balance
Luna Ludicrous v2	Single	20s	100A	150A		for BBSHD eBikes	Custom
MakerX GO-FOC HI200/HV200	Single	16s/20s	200A	300A	Forum	A200S Based
Maytech MTSESC7.5R	Single	18s	100A	200A		-
Maytech MTSESC7.5H	Single	20s	400A	1000A		Water cooled
Maytech MTSESC7.5DU	Dual	?	?	?		Unreleased
Raiden 7	Single	18s	140A	250A	Forum	Balance board style
Spintend UBox v2 100v	Dual	22s	100A	135A	-	-	-
Trampa VESC 100/250	Single	22s	200A	400A	-	18 fet
Tronic (RION) 250	Single	21s	250A	300A	-	IMU, BT	Unknown
Tronic (RION) 400	Single	28s	400A		IG	400PA, 250BA, IMU, BT	Unknown
Tronic (RION) 750	Single	30s	550A	650A	-	650PA, 350BA, IMU, BT	Unknown

Other VESC-Tool compatible ESCs	S/D	V	Cont	Peak	Forum	Notes	F/W
BMESC BM60	Dual	12s	-	-	Forum	Unreleased
SmartESC	Single	12s	-	-	Forum	VESC Firmware for Xiaomi M365 / Ninebot G30
VESC 6 EDU	Single	6s	-	50A	Forum	Independent gate drivers

TL;DR:

whats the best Vesc's?

I think the Spintend VESC is a good VESC, but its a little undertested. Lacroix also make good VESCs, the Stormcore 60D VESC is pretty well rated Focbox unity gets a mention although has moral issues surrounding it. TB VESCs aren’t tested in mass production yet, and after import tax I suspect they’ll be very expensive The single flipsky 6.6 VESC and the non plus DUAL are also okay Trampa ESC is overpriced

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Non-VESC based ESCs used in ESK8s

RC ESCs	S/D	V	Cont	Peak	Forum	Notes
Castle Designs Mamba XLX	Single	8s	150A	320A	Forum	Has brakes/logging

Discontinued VESCs

List

ESC	S/D	V	Cont	Peak	Forum	Notes	Version
Ant 6.6 Dual Plus	Dual	12s	100A	200A	-	-	-
BalancePro V6.6+ Gold	Single	12s	120A	-	Forum	Upgraded FETs, IMU	V6
ESK8 1.2	Single	10/12s	60A	240A	-	EU, Direct fet	V4
Focbox	Single	12s	50A	80A	-	Direct Fet, 12s FOC	V4
Turnigy SK8-ESC V4.12	Single	10s/12s	-	-	-	-	V4
Turnigy SK8-ESC V6	Single	12s	80A	150A	Forum
VESC 6.2	Single	12s	80A	-	-	Original Release	V6
VESC 6.3 MK3	Single	12s	80A	-	-	IMU added	V6
VESC 6.4 MK4	Single	12s	80A	-	-		V6

[Evwan]

@jaykup

Known for frying DRV chips when using 12s FOC.

me after running focbox singles at 12s

[Evwan]

also I think you forgot to set it to wiki mode

Edit: Added
focbox singles
cheap focer
little focer
spintend single

[Venom121212]

Solid resource and much appreciated dude

[ShutterShock]

Very nice setup, and yeah gotta change to wiki mode

[jaykup]

Changed to wiki

[jaykup]

I guess the FocBox single should go in the Unity section as it was the foundation of the Unity and solved the 12s FOC issue without being a V4 or V6…

[Evwan]

true. added

[Trampa]

No, the Focbox single was basically a HW4 design and was running the 4.xx Firmware. It had nothing in common with the later twin designs.
I made some changes and split 75/300 and 100/250, since there is a big difference. 75/300 designs should use phase shunts, 100/250 based designs use 3 battery sided shunts. Depending on the motor, this can make a big difference. A200S for example uses 2 battery sided shunts as far as I can see.
These difference can play a big role, depending on the application and motor.

Also HD is not a HW 6 design. Uses battery sided shunts and different DRV chip. Wired differently and needs different FW.

[iNoLikeFlexyDecks]

@Trampa

HD is not a HW 6 design

Elaborate

[taz]

I believe he already did. Check immediately after your quote.

[tech.shit]

did you miss the FSESC 6.6 and 6.6+? as well as their mini/big variants?

[ShutterShock]

@Trampa

Focbox single was basically a HW4 design and was running the 4.xx Firmware. It had nothing in common with the later twin designs.

This ^^ not foundation of unity

[jaykup]

Can you help explain what difference the shunts on the battery or phase side make? I was under the impression that battery side shunts on the v4 lead to off timing measurements esp when running FOC and lead to the DRV chip failures/eRPM limits… but that appears to not be the case for later designs?

[Trampa]

https://vesc-project.com/node/403

Best is 3 phase shunts, followed by 3 battery sided shunts, followed by 2 phase shunts, followed by 2 battery sided shunts. 2 shunt designs do not react very linear on inputs. They tend to jump from 80% power level to 100%.
Quote BV: It will be linear to around 60% of full speed, then it will decrease for a bit up to around 80 % and then it will increase from 80% to 100%.

How good a ESC design is depends on many factors and powerstage/shunt layout is one big factor.

[Flasher]

Huh… no stormies

[sleepless]

^ top of the list

@jaykup

|Stormcore 60D |Dual|12s|80A|-|-||
|Stormcore 100D |Dual|18s|80A|-|Link||

[frame.b022]

imo, i don’t think writing the S count in the V column is accurate. others have tried 8s or 13s (both liion) on a unity, and there are also user who uses lifepo4 cells which has a different S count compare to liion in similar voltage range.

Stating the absolute max voltage would be a more appropriate approach for this database.

just my 2c, great thread btw, already bookmarked it

[b264]

Voltage is always a better measure.

Real voltage too — actual kg·m²·s⁻³·A⁻¹ — not ebike-jive fake-voltages.

[frame.b022]

adding on to my point:

@frame.b022

Stating the absolute max voltage would be a more appropriate approach for this database

user should never attempt to build any battery pack, when fully charged, close to the absolute max voltage, unless the user fully understand the risk he/she is taking.