Driving a DC motor

The ESC controllers are 3-phase motor controllers, but you can also configure them to drive a DC motor. This means that one phase will be unused.

info

• The ESC controllers are not primarily designed for DC motors, but they can be used for this purpose. Let's say - you are paying for the 3-phase motor controller, but you are using only 2 phases.
• It is possible to control even two DC motors with a single controller (one phase is common for both motors), with a limitation of reversing to half of the available voltage. Please contact siliXcon to discuss this feature.

How to configure

1. Connect the DC motor between Phase A and Phase B. Phase C is not used.
2. Run the following script to configure the ESC controller to drive a DC motor:

   restore -y /driver/motor
   restore -y /driver/dac
   restore -y /driver/rest
   
   set /driver/prest      0
   set /driver/rest/omega 0
   set /driver/pid_id/i   0
   set /driver/pid_id/p   0
   set /driver/vcf        12
   
   save -y

Limitations

• Do not use identrun and identlin commands.
• Motor RPM reading will not work, neither the speed limiter.