So I just upgraded from a FSESC to a Stormcore. I’m trying to set my wand up and it keeps pairing to the Stormcore Bluetooth and not the Trampa dongle.
Is there a way to temporarily shut off the stormcore Bluetooth module until I get the wand paired, then power it back on? I feel like I have tried everything here.
mhave you tried to see if you can set up your remote without the dongle? it’s just a ble module anyways
I can and it works, but I am wanting to use the dongle so I can mount it in a more optimal place. I am just worried about signal strength with how weak the wand is.
If you’re feeling adventurous you can pull the enable pin on the NRF module low to disable it.
@Blasto any safer, more sane ideas?
Maybe connecting it to another ESC without integrated BLE, pair it there, and swap? Iirc pairing info was stored in the NRF module, so this should work? Idk, I’m spitballin here.
Ima pass on that. I just got this thing.
Tried that, did not carry over.
Any idea where the module is located in the 60d? Is it in a good enough place that I would be able to trust the signal integrity more than the Trampa module?
It should be at the bottom left corner, if phase cables are ‘up’
You likely would have better reception with an external, but things like the CF material in your deck will have a larger impact (not saying that’s the case here, just giving a comparison).
I don’t have a working Stormcore accessible at the moment but wonder if you can use VESC tool in the SWD Programmer section to connect to the NRF52 of the Stormcore and use the Erase Only feature, rendering it disabled.
^ MVP answer right here.
That did the trick! I never even thought of that! I was sitting here trying to cover the thing with tinfoil to block the signal to that receiver, when that is all I needed to do.
The one question is how do I restore it? I clicked the erase & upload button but nothing happens.
Depends where your esc is, mines pretty out in the open
This is on a 100D+ ? You have to specify the NRF5X flash target, but this should work with erase & upload, then power cycle the ESC.
I’ll check with @skate420 to make sure the correct NRF firmware is included, if not we can provide it.
60d+
This is the file I use. Connect to the NRF52 and use the Custom File tab to upload nrf52840_stormcore_ble_rx31_tx30_led5.bin (210.7 KB)
By the way. Normally I wouldn’t advise flashing firmware files from unknown sources but I seem to have gotten you into pickle.
That brought it back, thanks so much!
So while the built-in one was erased, I checked to make sure it was only communicating with the external receiver and when I unplugged it, there was no signal getting to the vesc, so what you would expect.
Now that it is flashed and working again, I did the same. I unplugged the external receiver again and the wand was connected to the vesc through the built-in receiver. Is it possible that they are somehow connected and work together?
Renee and I were discussing this earlier, she dug further and verified that the NRF module actually does store a pairing ID on the ESC. Probably that the internal one is grabbing this value from the ESC and pairing to your Wand without the need to re-pair it again.
So in the end with both active, what receiver will be getting the signal from the wand?
