I followed every DRONECAN setup discussion and watched https://youtu.be/2fQBczEFnO8?si=7eTwT50Dn_siStBc
The issue I have is before this video takes place, I cannot get the initial connection with dronecan to begin pulling ESC data.
I am using USB to my flight controller. Any thoughts or suggestions?
Also I am using blue cube
what esc? have you set the baud rate accordingly?
can you confirm the wiring connections?
hobbywing esc built into the x9 motors
i have set baud rates to 500,000 and 1,000,000
the link below is the wiring I am using
https://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/common-hobbywing-dronecan-esc.html
hobbywing esc built into the x9 motors
i have set baud rates to 500,000 and 1,000,000
the link below is the wiring I am using
https://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/common-hobbywing-dronecan-esc.html
the documentation seems ok, I would think it should work.
Can you confirm the wiring with Hobbywing?
There are other topics on this forum regarding “hobbywing-x6”. Have you read those?
Have you confirm your version is CAN-bus version and not the traditional version?
If you have confirm, this post may help you.
Yes I have read the “hobbywing-x6” documentation.
The issue I have, is while in DroneCan I do not get any populated nodes in the “online nodes” box,and yes I have unchecked the localnodes checkbox.
Yes, my x9plus motor is a can version
Are you powering the ESCs with full battery voltage? I doubt this procedure works on USB power alone.
yes, we power them with full power as normal
We are not fully sure if we configured DroneCan GUI tool correctly on the initial install. It seems there is a lot of support software that is supposed to work in parallel with the GUI tool, but there is not a solid guide as to how to properly install and run the tool online - at least that I have been able to find. This could also be the issue but I am not sure.
As far as hardware goes, we have one hobby wing motor plugged into full power with the yellow,red, and green wired routed to the CAN1 port on the cube, and the white and black to the PWM main out on the servo rail.
I am suspecting it is a software issue, again, possibly initial installation is incorrect, but the hardware connections are all appearing correct.
Thanks in advance.
No, if you use CAN, then CAN connection will do. I think. You do not need the PWM main out connection.
Now, I suspect your X9 is not CAN-bus version.
The optional serial communication power system. Yellow, red and green cables are the data output and upgrade signal line (the ESC system is upgradable).
Just remove the yellow, red, green CAN connection, keep the traditional black and white connection to main out. Do the analog ESC calibration, follow by the motor test. that’s it.
Double-check the motor order.