I haven’t experienced that. Most things like motor detection are actually handled by the FW. VESC-Tool just tells the FW to perform the task. The FW then runs the detection routine and reports back the results.
So if you use an older FW, the detection for example differs from using a new FW.
Changing settings like Max Motor Current etc. can be done with the latest Tool and the settings will be stored on the ESC just the same way they would be stored with the old Tool.
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Hate to play devils advocate but since 3.x I haven’t had issues configuring old firmware vescs
Most of the time I end up just updating to 5.2 tho
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The App is up to date anyway and you can use it to configure anything from 3.55 onwards. So the desktop version is just the same. There is no need for old VESC-Tool releases.
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I will help to compile and package new versions as before if needed, just won’t keep binary releases on GitHub.
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The MAC version is available on www.vesc-project.com. Jeffrey Friesen is compiling it for Benjamin Vedder. It can be found in the purchased files folder. If it doesn’t show up, you have to checkout the VESC-Tool again, either the free version or any donation version.
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when can we expect a version that’s more compatible with chromebooks beyond either a hacky linux install missing functionality or the android app (again with missing functionality).
unpopular opinion, but chromebooks are very viable laptops for most people (except for VESCtool apparently)
Maybe someone with a Chromebook can compile it for the Chromebook and see how that goes and help Vedder to publish it on vesc-project.com.
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I experienced that yesterday, actually. On a repair job’s HD60, oddly enough.
But sure, I guess it’s totally not needed anymore to have contingencies to deal with things.
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If I knew how, you bet I would.
It is probably a Bluetooth connection thing and not a HD60T thing. What kind of BLE module is that?
Is this a HD60T with internal BLE module?
A VX1 receiver and a charge fuse?
Yes.
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I would connect via USB and update the internal dongle to the latest FW. It can be done via SWD Prog in VESC-Tool. The new BLE firmware has the option to store a name on the BLE Module itself, so that the board always pop up with it’s name, no matter of the phone or tablet you use.
i need file BLDC_4_Bootloader.hex file please , can’t find anywhere
thanks but i already have thoses files , and it seem not working when i want to use vesc tool 3.01 in bldc mode
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The bootloader doesn’t drive the motor, it just helps load a new firmware version.
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lol i hope you not serious about me , if there a bug like i have with bldc mode you need to rewrite the bootloader and its what i do right now
i have this bug since i upgraded to vesc tool 3.0.3 then when back to ackmaniac and still have the same problem ,
foc mode is perfect and calibration also is perfect but in bldc it will fail on startup
thank you so much for thissss
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