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Problems with my simulator

Discussion in 'New users start here - FAQ' started by Perramf2020, Oct 20, 2020.

  1. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Try increasing the settings for PWMmax and PWMrev and re-post the results, running the Outmode Sine test.
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    thanks for responding, adjust the parameters of PWMmax and PWMrev however the sensor continues to lose the trajectory and causes the engine to physically turn off
    In the first image I show how the sensor and the motor are in the same trajectory once the motor begins to rotate there comes a point where the sensor reaches its limit and stops
    In the second image the engine is activated again and it can be seen that the trajectory of the engine continues but once it reaches the same point it separates from the engine.
    In the third image I show how my motor and sensor are connected.

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  3. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    For now please leave the MaxLimit at 200 and rerun the teas, then see below how it and Clip Imput both work, so you can later fine tune both:

    Clip Input Used to create a band at either limit of the target range beyond which any values sent to the SMC3 are clipped. In addition to this clipping, if the motor feedback does move beyond this range (typically through inertia), the SMC3 will attempt to brake the motors hard by driving them in reverse until they are back out of this limit zone. The value can be anything from 0-255 (however can’t be less than the current limit setting). Reverse braking is applied in the band between the Clip Input and the Max Limit settings. Reverse braking can be disabled - refer to PWMrev.

    Max Limits Used to create a band at either limit of the feedback range beyond which if the motors move (typically through inertia) the SMC3 will automatically shutdown the drivers and keep them disabled until reset. This is essentially a safety mechanism if something goes wrong. The value can be between 0-255 (however can’t be greater than the current clip setting).

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    HELLO EXCELLENT DAY
    EXACTLY THE SAME THING HAPPENED THE SENSOR REACHES A LIMIT WHERE IT CAN NO LONGER FOLLOW THE PATH OF THE ENGINE
    IT DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO SEND THE VIEO

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  5. Andres estrada

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    I join this conversation since I just started my project with breeze cleaner motors. I have the ibt-2 controllers and although I get a reading from the potentiometers, the motors never stop rotating. I can reverse the rotation by modifying the potentiometers, but the motors are supposed to stop and they don't do it, any help would be very useful
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  6. noorbeast

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    Is the SMC3 code set to Mode 2 for the IBT2s?
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    check the voltage at the input and output pin from the potentiometer with a multimeter while manually turning the potentiometers