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58 lines
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# HobbyWing ESC DataLink Driver
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https://www.hobbywing.com/en/products?id=59
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This driver implements support the HobbyWing DataLink for HobbyWing
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ESCs connected via a UART to an ArduPilot serial port. It supports up
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to 8 ESCs.
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# Parameters
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The script used the following parameters:
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## ESC_HW_ENABLE
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this must be set to 1 to enable the driver
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## ESC_HW_POLES
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this should be set to the number of motor poles for eRPM to RPM
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scaling. Please confirm the correct RPM using a tachometer
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## ESC_HW_OFS
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this parameter sets an offset for the first ESC number. It is useful
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on vehicles where the first ESC is not the first SERVOn output, for
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example on quadplanes. Set to zero for no offset.
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# Hardware Setup
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Connect the TX1 pin on the DataLink V2 to a RX pin on an ArduPilot
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serial port and the GND pin on the DataLink V2 to the GND pin on the
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ArduPilot UART.
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Connect your ESCs into the 8 ESC connectors marked D1 to D8.
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Power the DataLink V2 with a battery as indicated in the DataLink V2 manual.
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# Operation
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This driver should be loaded by placing the lua script in the
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APM/SCRIPTS directory on the microSD card, which can be done either
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directly or via MAVFTP. The following key parameters should be set:
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- SCR_ENABLE should be set to 1
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- ESC_HW_ENABLE should be set to 1
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- SERIALn_PROTOCOL should be set to 28 for the connected serial port
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then the flight controller should rebooted and parameters should be
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refreshed.
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Once loaded the ESC_HW_ parameters will appear and should be
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configured as per the above documentation.
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Note that the DataLink does not provide any data unless the motor is
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running, so you cannot see any valid data at all until you arm the
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motors and they start spinning.
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