1.8 KiB
EFI Halo6000 Driver
This driver implements support for the Halo6000 generator for hybrid multicopters, using CAN protocol.
Parameters
The script used the following parameters:
EFI_H6K_ENABLE
this must be set to 1 to enable the driver
EFI_H6K_CANDRV
This sets the CAN scripting driver number to attach to. This is normally set to 1 to use a CAN driver with CAN_Dx_PROTOCOL=10. To use the 2nd scripting CAN driver set this to 2 and set CAN_Dx_PROTOCOL=12.
EFI_H6K_START_FN
This is the RC option to use to monitor start control. This should be set to one of the scripting RC options (from 300 to 307). Then an RCn_OPTION should be set to the same value. When this switch goes high the generator start function will be sent to the ECU. When this switch goes low a generator stop will be sent. A value of 0 disables the starter control.
EFI_H6K_TELEM_RT
This is the rate in Hz at which NAMED_VALUE_FLOAT messages are used to send additional telemetry data to the GCS for display to the operator.
EFI_H6K_FUELTOT
This is the total fuel tank capacity in litres
EFI_H6K_OPTIONS
This provides additional options. Currently just one option is available. If you set EFI_H6K_OPTIONS to 1 then all CAN frames will be logged in the message CANF.
Operation
This driver should be loaded by placing the lua script in the APM/SCRIPTS directory on the microSD card, which can be done either directly or via MAVFTP. The following key parameters should be set:
- SCR_ENABLE should be set to 1
- EFI_TYPE should be set to 7
then the flight controller should rebooted and parameters should be refreshed.
Once loaded the EFI_H6K parameters will appear and should be set according to the parameter list above.
The GCS will receive EFI_STATUS MAVLink messages which includes RPM, and temperatures.