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Tutorial SMC3 Arduino 3DOF Motor Driver and Windows Utilities

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  1. moaale

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    then I can do it like this interface 1 and 2 with their respective h bridge and arduino will go well .... and as for axis 3, just configuring axis 3 would configure the fourth axis as well.
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    Just assign each board in Interface Settings and assign the axis allocations accordingly @moaale.
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    Another question does not exist the smc3 for 4 motorcycles, right?
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    Not with SMC3, 3 max but better to use an MMs with just 2 motors for each MM.
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    ready I understand .... there would be 2 motors for each MM interface1 motor1 and motor2 interface2 motor3 and motor4 CLEAR .... you don't need a SMC3 with 4 axis I understand I understand ... the only thing that would have to clarify is the com port of each arduino to the smc3 .... sorry, I'm a little tough, I didn't understand very well how I was going to configure the 4 motors. SORRY .... THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE HELP
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    Yes each Arduino will have its own com port, which can be found in Windows Device Manager.
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    Hi there,

    after a couple of years, I'm playing around with the old/new project I started with a friend in 2017 - When I'm starting Simtools Output testing, I see that the right motor is a little bit faster or the range of the right motor is a little bit larger than the left one. Is there an option where I can adjust the range of the second motor?
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    Adjust in the SMC3 utility.
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    hello my motor does not move with SimTool, but SMC3 does move normally
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    You would have to put a couple of photos to see if you put the parameters in the gameengine ... and also write in English so that everyone can help you.
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    Hello good people. Can someone explain to me how I do to save what I have loaded in an arduino uno ... I want to save what I have loaded in this arduino because I was using it for the simulator telemetry ... and now I want to load the SMC3 code and then when I buy the other arduino one I reload what I want to save today
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    A super easy way is to simply save a screen shot of your SMC3 settings.
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    One question I am about to test the 4 motors ... but at the moment I want to assign the com port to interface2, the com port 5 does not appear, which is the one that marks the second arduino. com 3 is engine 1 and 2 and com 5 is engine 3 and 4 but in interfaces 1 and 2 it gives me only com 3 port .... because it will be. I already have it fully configured with the smc3. There I could fix it ... it was to restart the machine just ... another question I have movement in the interface1 port com3 motor 1 and 2 and I have no movements in the interface2 com5 motor 3 and 4 these settings are fine. 20201128_203404.jpg 20201128_203345.jpg
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    What are your corresponding Axis Assignments?
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    these are the assignments I have axis assignments. 20201129_012840.jpg 20201129_012831.jpg
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    You should not use (b) Axis Assignments.

    You only use the (a) Axis Assignments as you have here:

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    Hello sir, there is cancel the assignments b and leave the a ..... 20201129_113628.jpg but I still do not move .... in the smc3 engines 3 and 4 are perfect ... a question in interface2 are the parameters fine. 20201129_113700.jpg

    I put the interface - output of engine 1 and 2 [A <Axis1a>] [B <Axis2a>] in engine 3 and 4 and they work perfect, all 4 do not work together with these parameters INTERFACE1 [A <Axis1a>] [B < Axis2a>] AND INTERFACE2 [C <Axis3a>] [D <Axis4a>].
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    Double check the port is correct, as the rest of the Interface Settings looks OK.
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    Everything is as seen in the photos but I have no movements in axis 3 and axis 4 that would be the two in the back with the second arduino the MM and the 2 new motors 20201129_182546.jpg 20201129_182600.jpg 20201129_182616.jpg