ArduinoVESC

This library enables UART communication between a VESC and an Arduino Mega. It has been tested with the latest VESC firmware version. It is based on the work of RollingGecko, SolidGeek and vedderb. It is a more complete library that displays all the data output from the VESC.

Credit

This library is largely built on the groundwork done by others.

The main UART code was taken from the VESC firmware vedderb/bldc.

The Arduino code was taken from SolidGeek's Arduino library SolidGeek/VescUart.

Implementation

There are examples for each use case scenario, including software and hardware serial examples. You will need to initiate the ArduinoVESC class and set the serial port. Then you can call the class for each command.

#include <ArduinoVESC.h>

ArduinoVESC VESC;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);

  VESC.setSerialPort(Serial);
}

void loop() {
  if ( VESC.getData() ) {
    Serial.println(VESC.data.tempFET);
	Serial.println(VESC.data.tempMotor);
	Serial.println(VESC.data.avgMotorCurrent);
	Serial.println(VESC.data.avgInputCurrent);
	Serial.println(VESC.data.avgId);
	Serial.println(VESC.data.avgIq);
    Serial.println(VESC.data.dutyCycleNow);
	Serial.println(VESC.data.rpm);
	Serial.println(VESC.data.inpVoltage);
	Serial.println(VESC.data.ampHours);
	Serial.println(VESC.data.apmHoursCharged);
	Serial.println(VESC.data.tachometer);
	Serial.println(VESC.data.tachometerAbs);
  }
}

Commands

getData() Gets the values from the VESC

Todo

Add support for software serial for the VESC so hardware serial can be used for Serial Monitor, this would allow an Uno to be used. Add support for the setup values, app and motor configurations to be read from the VESC.

License

This library is licensed under The GNU General Public License v3.0.