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Tutorial SMC3 Arduino 3DOF Motor Driver and Windows Utilities

Discussion in 'SimTools compatible interfaces' started by RufusDufus, Dec 1, 2013.

  1. Arazok

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    Hi DIY'er,
    I wrote a small Excel programm to get an idea how to set the Kp, Ki and Kd values in SCM3Utils.
    You can just play around with the values and see how the actual curve is following the target curve.
    PID_Excel-.png
    Not sure if someone else already did that (I don`t read the whole thread), but I find it useful, so I upload it here.

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    Currently, we can work with motomonster or with the two H-Bridge, I know the main difference between those is that H-Bridges supports a greater amperage. But Does someone know additional differences( durability, overheat, performance with simtools, etc)
    If my amperage for each motor is less 10 Amp, What would be your recommendation?
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    good work I did everything you explained and everything worked everything, now I just need to be able to put the plugins in the folder I do not know where and how to make that folder put I already downloaded the plugins and now I'm having difficulty to continue any help is Welcome, thanks for the support. I'm from Brazil. My ingres is a google translator. Sorry for the input
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    When you said plugins, do you mean simtools plugins?
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    You need a licensed version of SimTools, see @yobuddy's response on the other thread: https://www.xsimulator.net/communit...me-from-game-manager.11380/page-2#post-173450
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    played a bit with smc3 today. with the test motors 12v. I only had to use max limits 145. if I set it to 255. then it goes outside the values and goes off. is that OK ?
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    Yes, that is correct
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    I'm starting to understand. I now have clip input again at 255. And max limits at 150. Now the motor does not switch off when it reaches the clip input line.
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    Hi, I have a question wrt to SMC3Utils and SMC3 code which I don`t understand:
    In the code the current and target value of the motor position are sent (back) when issuing the rd (read) command.
    Then this code is executed (example for Motor 1):

    SendTwoValues('A',Feedback1/4,Target1/4,ComPort);


    Why is the Feedback1 and Target1 parameter divided by 4 ???
    Ok, the value can be 0-1023 (10 bit) and on ComPort 8 data bits (1 byte) are transfered. Is that the reason ?
    But then you will get "wrong" values (between 0 - 255 instead of 0 - 1023) on the receiver side (e.g. PC / SimUtils).
    Maybe in SimUtils this is corrected when receiving the value (multiplied by 4) and shown in the graphical output,
    but I am really interested in the purpose behind this.
    Hope that @RufusDufus is reading this :)

    cheers,
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    It's not important to have these sent back at full resolution to utilities. Utilities is also based on 8 bit values.
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    hello guys
    @RufusDufus ,@BlazinH
    could it possible modify SMC3 code that atleast one or two axes cover full 360 degrees.
    thank you
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    This is not up to SMC3 code, but rather your potentiometers.
    SMC3 code just calculates with 10 bit values, no matter if those values are spread onto 180 degree or 360 degree....
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    sure,but iam not talking about single 360 degree turn...i mean continues 360 degrees like in flight sim.
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    Don't see why not.
    You would have to trap when the rollovers happen and correct the output direction and speed.
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    Hello everyone, this is my first place.
    I have a question for you, dear friends: I would like to use Arduino "standalone" (rebuild a new PCB with Atmega328P) and make it work with FT232RL Converter.
    It's possible?
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    I don't see why not buddy.
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    People I have a couple of years ago running the simo 2dof and I'm having problems that transmits me a bit of movement one engine to the other, I think it's the MM problem, since I have to touch in step I wanted to add a third motor to simulate the skid , in my country everything is expensive, I have before 2 ibt-2 and also 2 MM, I wanted to add two ibt and for the third motor an MM, could this be added to the code of the arduino?