ESC is the abbreviation of Electric Speed Controller, that is, electronic speed controller, or ESC for short. The author is Benjamin Vedder, so it is called VESC. You may have heard of it, which is Benjamin ESC. This project is mainly divided into several parts, VESC firmware, bill of materials, VESC hardware, and VESC tool software. It is a very complete software and hardware project, and the supporting software is also excellent.
This open source ferry robot has unique functions such as the anti-interference standing ability of a tumbler and automatic roll-up.
SmartKnob is an open source input device with software-configurable stops and virtual locators. The brushless gimbal motor is paired with a magnetic encoder to provide closed-loop torque feedback control, allowing the feel of the detent and stop to be dynamically created and adjusted.
Starfish is a pick and place machine control board built on the Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller and Trinamic TMC2209 motor driver. This control board has some similarities to a 3D printer control board, but it has some unique issues to solve—including controlling solenoids and communicating with vacuum sensors. All board information is open source, and detailed explanations are provided to help you copy successfully.
ODrive is a high-performance FOC servo driver based on STM32. It can drive two brushless motors at the same time. In the early days, it was widely used in the design of 3D printers or homemade CNC lathe electrical systems. The well-known geek James Bruton used it as most of his own To make the core unit of the robot servo drive, Stanford's previous open source 8-degree-of-freedom quadruped robot Doggo also used Odrive as the core driver.
This BLDC motor driver board is capable of driving one BLDC motor, or one or two bidirectional DC motors (H-bridge configuration, cascaded to support a second motor) or up to three unidirectional DC motors (half-bridge configuration).
Open source closed-loop stepper motor controller (schematic diagram + source code), using PID algorithm control, AS5047 magnetic angle detection sensor, efficient anti-loss of steps, quick learning of PID algorithm, and mastery of microcontroller system development.
Desktop CNC machines often use stepper motors, often because they do not require position feedback sensors, thus reducing system cost. But there are situations where a position feedback sensor is needed or necessary, and the power output of a stepper motor, especially at high speeds, becomes a bottleneck for those who want a better performing machine.
This article briefly introduces the application example of sensorless square wave drive in "small water pump" based on MM32SPIN05TW.
All flight control information is provided to buyers in the form of data packages, providing flight control development environment, various drivers, various STM32 chip information, all sensor information, flight control related knowledge information, etc., as well as anonymous flight control source code, communication Board source code, etc., the open source code is a complete set of projects, and buyers can directly compile and download it after getting it. Using our materials, you can easily get started with flight control learning and learn the structure and ideas of flight control engineering. After having a certain understanding of flight control, buyers can easily transplant the flight control program into their own system, or add the functions you need.
The project presented here is a bipolar stepper motor driver. It is based on the BD63731EFV chip, a low-power driver driven by a PWM signal. The project power supply voltage is 8~28V DC, and the rated output current is 3A. The input interface adopts CLK-IN drive mode, and the excitation mode corresponds to FULL STEP mode (2 types), HALF STEP mode (2 types), QUARTER STEP mode (2 types), 1/8 STEP mode, 1/16 STEP mode through the built-in DAC . In terms of current attenuation, the SLOW DECAY/FAST DECAY ratio can be set without any restrictions and all available modes can be controlled in the most suitable way. Additionally, the power supply can be driven by a single system, simplifying design.
This article briefly introduces the application example of sensorless sine wave drive technology based on MM32SPIN25 in "handheld vacuum cleaner".
This article briefly introduces the application example of brush drive technology based on MM32SPIN motor/power supply dedicated chip in "servo trajectory control".
The wind turbine is mainly 3D printed and equipped with a BLDC motor as a generator. Foldable and no larger than 2L soda bottle. Easy to replicate and low cost to manufacture.
DC motor drive (solution design + chip information + schematic diagram)
Both software and hardware are fully open source. The control board is designed based on STM32G4. This upgrade adds a flexible I/O subsystem and expands the types of feedback encoders and peripherals that the controller can receive.
The YMFC Flight Controller and Mini Drone is a simple, affordable, Arduino programmable open source circuit board that can be used as a standalone mini drone or as a flight control for a larger (F450 size) drone device. The simplicity of its design and control, as well as its open source nature, make the YMFC ideal for educational projects and drone enthusiasts.