VESC WAND REMOTE soon to arrive from the future

Mainflow · January 10, 2020, 10:03pm

I suppose, that it is the same as updating a vesc/bricked vesc.

xsynatic · January 10, 2020, 10:08pm

Did you receive yours already??

Mainflow · January 10, 2020, 10:13pm

xsynatic · January 10, 2020, 10:14pm

How the fuck did you receive it that fast from the uk?

Mainflow · January 10, 2020, 10:15pm

He shipped it on Monday and it was handed over to GLS. Was delivered today.

Chupacabra · January 10, 2020, 10:42pm

I found it guys. https://vesc-project.com/node/1114

Yeah their shipping is max 3 days. My wheels shipped Tuesday and I got them Thursday.

McErono · January 13, 2020, 12:01pm

My first batch Wand is still unused. I need to update and have some 4.10 Vescs with the swd port but with Ackmaniac 3.102 installed on them. If I try to update to the new stock vesc firmware with the latest vesc tool it gives me „firmware is newer on the device“ something and I should downgrade in the firmware section. Did anyone see this before and could tell me what to do?

Trampa · January 13, 2020, 12:03pm

That’s because of FW revision numbers. Vedder uses a different set of numbers. Just go to FW and chose the correct Hardware and hit upload.

McErono · January 13, 2020, 12:05pm

tried that but it does only connect in some kind of „safe“ mode where a firmwareupgrade is not possible.

taz · January 13, 2020, 12:26pm

What I would do is download the latest vesc tool, install the firmware on the vescs then proceed with the wand firmware update as per the instructions.
Finally if you want to, you can revert back to the ackmaniac firmware.

Trampa · January 13, 2020, 12:52pm

Vesc Tool can upload any FW. Open the CUSTOM FW tab, choose the FW and hit upload.
That’s the HW4.10, 4.11, 4.12 Firmware.

McErono · January 13, 2020, 5:16pm

I will make some screenshots. I am not able to do a firmwareupdate of any kind cause the vesc tool only connects in a limited mode because apparently its not happy to see the ackmaniac firmware on my vescs. Thats why I am asking

McErono · January 14, 2020, 10:08pm

Thats what I get trying to update on the latest vesc tool:

Then it sits at “Erasing buffer 0%” and then times out.

Soflo · January 14, 2020, 10:12pm

I bet implementing the usb to program would solve most of the problems with updates…

McErono · January 14, 2020, 10:19pm

In my case no doubt.

Flipsky 6.6 no swd port.
Old Vesc with ack no FW update possible.

Soflo · January 15, 2020, 12:10am

@Trampa…

Andy87 · January 15, 2020, 5:58am

Which 6.6 you have that there us no swd port?
Usually it’s just not populated but that’s an easy fix. Just buy a jst header for 5cent and plug it in.

rpasichnyk · January 15, 2020, 9:30am

I recently encountered the same problem. The reason is that a recent version of VESC Tool added firmware compression, new update mechanism.

VESC Tool thinks that Ackmaniac supports firmware compression (since firmware version is higher). But it does not.

Do the following:

Get correct firmware bin file from https://github.com/vedderb/vesc_tool/tree/master/res/firmwares (matching your hardware)
Use Ackmaniac ESC Tool to flash this bin file
Afterwards you will be able to use VESC Tool

McErono · January 15, 2020, 10:01am

Its the small 6.6 dual plus with no swd headers.

@rpasichnyk thank you! Will try asap.

McErono · January 16, 2020, 12:07am

@rpasichnyk Roman that worked perfectly fine! Thanks again!

But the issues didn’t stop there. @Trampa I did firmware updates on both the BLE module and the Wand - no issues there, all good. But when I tried to pair the two nothing happened. No message either way just nothing.

Now after the pairing attempt my Wand is behaving strange - It takes several seconds to turn on and is not showing a startup logo anymore.

So far it is not the experience I hoped for with the Wand.