[PSUBS-MAILIST] Vesc motor temperature display

Mon Dec 31 08:15:56 EST 2018

Alan,
I'm not familiar with the motor.  What is the protocol the temperature output is using, analog, I2C, SPI, serial?  Arduino can handle all of those, just output to either 7-segment LED or a 16 character LCD.
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      From: Alan via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
 To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> 
 Sent: Monday, December 31, 2018 3:36 AM
 Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Vesc motor temperature display

Hi Steve,
thanks but no it was Aussie Steve, I should have been more specific.
He is familiar with my motor controller.
The temperature sensor is powered from the Vesc motor controller
& the signal returns to the Vesc. Also the Vesc has the over-temperature 
cut back that you mentioned. I don't want to disable this by running
the temperature sensor from a different power source.
I can get the temperature reading on my laptop, but don't want to take
that out in an inflatable.
Cheers Alan

> On 31/12/2018, at 10:58 AM, Steve McQueen via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
> 
> Alan, not sure if I am the Steve you were pinging, but to me the first question would be where/how are you wanting to measure/monitor the temperature? 
> Some of the more sophisticated thrusters have overtemp sensors built in. Understanding the sensor type (thermocouple, RTD etc.) and how it is installed will lead to ways of monitoring/reading it
> 
> Thanks,
> Steve
> 
> ---- Alan via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote: 
>> Steve,
>> if you are listening in.
>> I have pool tested my 6374 thruster & have it nearly ready for testing
>> on the back of an inflatable. 
>> There are 2 android apps that I downloaded, "esc monitor" & "Vesc monitor, 
>> neither display motor temperature which is the main condition I want to see.
>> The "Vesc tool" app for androids requires an expensive dongle that will take
>> ages to get here.
>> Any ideas on the easiest way to monitor my motor temperature?
>> I have hall sensors, so power from the Vesc is supplying the temperature
>> & hall sensors. Have a couple of arduinos & a raspberry pi sitting around
>> if they can be used.
>> Dead keen to have a holiday out on the water towing a lure around but
>> stuck at home till I sought this out. 
>> Cheers Alan
>> 
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