Also moving this topic on the CAN integration of the Atlas here from a private chat so others can benefit or chime in.
We want to power this via the Molex CAN connector but CAN is also used on this to incorporate wheel speed to increase the accuracy of the outputted data. We no longer have an encoder hooked up to the wheels as the BLDCs / VESC already keep track of the motor position (this is required to run a BLDC).
This poses the question... should we implement the RTC or VESC to interface with the Atlas to provide that encoder data?
Let's discuss the electrical integration here.
Also moving this topic on the CAN integration of the Atlas here from a private chat so others can benefit or chime in.
We want to power this via the Molex CAN connector but CAN is also used on this to incorporate wheel speed to increase the accuracy of the outputted data. We no longer have an encoder hooked up to the wheels as the BLDCs / VESC already keep track of the motor position (this is required to run a BLDC).
This poses the question... should we implement the RTC or VESC to interface with the Atlas to provide that encoder data?