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SMC3 for a 3 motor heave build

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Building Q&A / FAQ' started by Doon1, Jan 14, 2026 at 04:13.

  1. Doon1

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    I'm sure I saw it somewhere here but for the life of me can't find it again. I scored a DR control box with the 4 meanwell 350w PSs and MEGA board for $100. I'm about a month (or twoish) away from having me 3 motor heave rig done. I'm planning on swapping over to an ESP32 board, MD30A drivers, and AS5048A sensors. I was thinking of using the DR setup as it is just to put it in motion to see if my design is going to work, so I wanted to drop in the SMC3 programming to do this. Can someone point to the link to it for me please?
    Thanks.
    Doon1, Jan 14, 2026 at 04:13
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    Maybe I'm asking the wrong question. Can I use SMC3 to test my 3DOF heave rig? When I was using it for my DR rig one of the motors PWM was limited. Should I even bother or is there a code already written first an ESP32?
    Doon1, Jan 14, 2026 at 19:30
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    noorbeast, Jan 15, 2026 at 00:28
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