Motor Drive Settings
The following settings are related to the motor drive and control interfaces on the microDRIVE units.
AFW Enabled
Description | Enables regenerative braking. The result is far greater linearity on ESC output, alongside increased efficiency. Must be disabled for use with power supplies or systems that cannot handle regenerative current (eg. tethers). |
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CAN Name | AFW_EN |
Units | N/A |
Advanced | NO |
Automatic Timing Advance
Description | Toggle the operation of automatically varying the timing advance to the connected motor depending on loading conditions. In most cases, leaving this function enabled results in the best overall efficiency. |
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CAN Name | AUTO_TIMING |
Units | N/A |
Advanced | YES |
Beep Enable
Description | Enable the output of status beeps through the connected motor. |
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CAN Name | BEEP_EN |
Units | N/A |
Advanced | NO |
Brake on Stop
Description | Enables brake once the unit is given a 0% throttle signal. Prevents windmilling of propellers. |
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CAN Name | BRK_ON_STOP |
Units | N/A |
Advanced | NO |
Calibrated Values Enable
Description | Utilise the factory calibrated values for onboard sensors. Disable for base uncalibrated scaling. |
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CAN Name | USE_CAL_EN |
Units | N/A |
Advanced | YES |
Drive Mode
Description | Tailor output drive method. Normal will scale 0-100% throttle in the desired direction. Reversible will scale -100-0-100% throttle. |
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CAN Name | DRV_MODE |
Units | N/A |
Advanced | NO |
Value Mappings:
- 0 -> Normal
- 1 -> Reversible
- 2 -> RPM
Drive Topology
Description | The algorithm to use commutating the motor. |
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CAN Name | DRV_TOP |
Units | N/A |
Advanced | YES |
Value Mappings:
- 0 -> Six Step
- 1 -> FOCAL
Fixed Timing Advance
Description | Force the motor timing advance to a constant value. |
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CAN Name | TIMING_ADV |
Units | Units are in degress (°) |
Advanced | YES |
Max Regeneration Current
Description | The maximum level of regenerative current (when AFW is enabled) on the bus before the unit limits. A higher value will result in a quicker response on throttle down. Regenerative current is negatively signed. |
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CAN Name | REGEN_BUS_CUR |
Units | Units are in Amps (A) |
Advanced | NO |
Maximum FOCAL PWM Frequency
Description | The maximum PWM frequency to allow on the output to the motor when operating using FOCAL. Higher values result in smoother motor drive, and higher controller temperatures. FOCAL has a lower frequency range than BLDC. |
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CAN Name | MAX_FOCAL_FREQ |
Units | Units are in Hertz (Hz) |
Advanced | YES |
Maximum PWM Frequency
Description | The maximum PWM frequency to allow on the output to the motor. Higher values result in smoother motor drive, and higher controller temperatures. |
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CAN Name | MAX_PWM_FREQ |
Units | Units are in Hertz (Hz) |
Advanced | YES |
Maximum RPM Limit
Description | The maximum RPM to limit the output to when the limit is enabled. |
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CAN Name | MAX_RPM_LIM |
Units | Units are in Revolutions Per Minute (RPM) |
Advanced | YES |
Minimum PWM Frequency
Description | The minimum PWM frequency to allow on the output to the motor. Lower values result in reduced linearity and capacitor lifetimes. |
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CAN Name | MIN_PWM_FREQ |
Units | Units are in Hertz (Hz) |
Advanced | YES |
Motor Kv
Description | Back EMF constant for connected motor. Used for stability calcuations. Zero value indicates automatic specification. |
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CAN Name | MOT_KV |
Units | Units are in RPM per Volt (RPM/V) |
Advanced | YES |
Motor Pole Pairs
Description | Number of motor pole pairs of the connected motor, utilised for scaling eRPM to RPM. |
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CAN Name | MOT_POLE_PAIRS |
Units | N/A |
Advanced | NO |
Normal Rotation
Description | Output rotation direction. Toggling this setting reverses the output direction without requiring cabling modification. |
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CAN Name | DIRECTION |
Units | N/A |
Advanced | NO |
Ramp Down Rate
Description | Slew rate to apply to transients when decreasing the output duty cycle to the motor. |
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CAN Name | RAMP_DWN_RT |
Units | Units are in % per millisecond (%/Ms) |
Advanced | NO |
Ramp to Stop Rate
Description | The rate at which the unit will reduce power after commanded to stop (zero throttle command). The unit is % per millisecond applied to the commanded output duty cycle. |
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CAN Name | RAMP_STOP_RT |
Units | Units are in % per millisecond (%/Ms) |
Advanced | YES |
Ramp Up Rate
Description | Slew rate to apply to transients when increasing the output duty cycle to the motor. |
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CAN Name | RAMP_UP_RT |
Units | Units are in % per millisecond (%/Ms) |
Advanced | NO |
RPM Limit
Description | Enable RPM limit. The unit will decrease the output duty cycle as the approach to setting limit occurs. |
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CAN Name | RPM_LIM_EN |
Units | N/A |
Advanced | YES |