I. Prequisities
Hardware
Check the corresponding controller´s hardware documentation and find your controller pinout. It will be needed in the next steps.
- Lift your vehicle from the ground. Allow the motor to spin freely.
- Secure the vehicle and motor against any movement
- Power the controller from a battery, do not use a power supply!
- Do not use a battery without a Battery Management System (BMS)
Wiring Motor
- Connect three motor phase wires (order of phases is not essential in this step).
- Connect motor sensors (if available)
Wiring control elements
- Connect the potentiometer to GPIO0
- Connect the map button to GPIO1 and IOGND
- Connect powering switch
Wiring battery
- Check that the powering switch is in the OFF position
- Check that the potentiometer is in the minimum position
- Connect battery minus terminal
- Connect battery plus terminal (sparking can occur)
Software
Install SWTools
This guide will refer to SWTools. SWTools is a tool for configuration, tuning and diagnostics of Silixcon controllers. Before you continue, Install the SWTools on your computer.
Useful guides
In this getting started guide, you will need to use some of the following guides from SWTools:
If you change a parameter in the controller, it takes immediately in action. But you must save the parameters to make them persistent after powering off.
Using USB you can connect to the controller without the need to power the controller. Use this and try to play with emGUI.
Firmware
This guide presumes, that you have OPHION firmware with all parameters in default value.