If you can find manufacturer’s logos or a model number on em to look up spec sheets, that would be great. Absent that, I’m gonna guess that they’re 5v devices?
If you want separate throttle and brake, you’d wire the throttle lever signal wire to ADC1 and the brake lever to ADC2, then run the input setup wizard in VESC tool. Black wires to common GND, red wires to 5v.
BUT! VESC ADCs are not 5V tolerant. You’d need to pass each signal wire through a voltage divider to keep it under 3.3V
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I think it shows 3.3v and 5v terminals. Sorry ignorant to this.
Hook the sensors up to 5v and ground pins to power them. The signal output will max out at 5V too, so you need to step it down to 3V before you connect it to the ADC pins.
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I run two of these exact “300X” throttles on 3.3V for accel and variable regen.
Seem to work just fine.
Also, according to the stm32f405 datasheet,
all general I/O are 5V tolerant, except pins 20,21, 3.3V only.
But given the 300X throttles work on 3.3V, may not be worth trying 5V.
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So whats the final verdict guys.
This is gnarly af, I hella want to do something like this someday.
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Run the throttles at 3.3V.
I don’t have time ATM to make a schematic, will try to later.
Meanwhile search around and study.
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So i test rode it for the first time. It goes fast as hell but it would spark from the gear drive when i hit the break. I thought I shattered the break but actually it seems like it pushed the motor back of the gear? Any suggestions?
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Did you use a threadlocking compound?
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Blue on the bolts green on the shaft. I think im going to have to turn the breaking down.
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look really fun ! where i can get some reacher motors ? they look really decent , i can’t find a way to purchase some on their website thanks
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Alibaba
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