(WTB) Focbox Unity

[b264]

@Phillsam

Or, does anyone know if I were to add a different dual VESC and connect by canbus if they would have issues if not identical?

This is fine. As long as they’re both running the same firmware version.

@b264

Mixing hardware is fine.

Mixing 4.x and 6.x is fine.

Mixing BLDC and FOC mode should be fine.

Mixing sensors, unsensored, encoders, and HFI is fine.

You should even be able to use different batteries/voltages for the different ESCs as long as all the ESCs share a negative connection.

I don’t think you can mix a duty cycle control with a current control scheme. (esk8 folks don’t use a duty cycle control mode)

You can use a VESC 4.12 and a VESC 6 and a FSESC 75100 together if you want with three different motors all with different Kv, different gearings, and different size wheels or propellers. It will work.

What you can’t do is mix firmware versions. All devices need to be running the same version of firmware, even if they’re different hardware files.

@b264

Yes, as long as all of them are running the same VERSION of firmware, even if a different hardware.

So a FOCBOX 1.6 and a Unity and a VESC 6 Mk5 could all work together if, for example, all 3 of them had version 5.2 firmware, but each with their different hardware build.

But do keep in mind it sends the requested current over the CANBUS, not the requested throttle percentage. It may be a good idea to use the ESC with the highest set motor maximum (& minimum) current as the master ESC on the CANBUS.