Re: [EVDL] Hybrid Mustang: Motor control

2014-07-25 Thread Collin Kidder via EV
On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Ben Goren b...@trumpetpower.com wrote: On Jul 24, 2014, at 5:41 AM, Collin Kidder coll...@kkmfg.com wrote: We've mostly been focused on trying to support the higher end OEM controllers we've been getting out of bankrupt companies and salvage. Then...can

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid Mustang: Motor control

2014-07-24 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
You are now WAY beyond my pay grade here. I can only say that IMO any time you have a computer controlling something that acts like a throttle, you want to put a LOT of time into debugging the code, have multiple ways to detect failures, and have multiple ways to shut things down in case

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid Mustang: Motor control

2014-07-24 Thread Collin Kidder via EV
On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 11:27 PM, Ben Goren via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: On Jul 23, 2014, at 6:52 PM, Collin Kidder coll...@kkmfg.com wrote: You might keep in mind the GEVCU project which can be purchased from EVTV Ooooh...I like! Currently it works with DMOC645, Brusa, and Coda

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid Mustang: Motor control

2014-07-24 Thread Ben Goren via EV
On Jul 24, 2014, at 5:41 AM, Collin Kidder coll...@kkmfg.com wrote: We've mostly been focused on trying to support the higher end OEM controllers we've been getting out of bankrupt companies and salvage. Then...can you point me in the direction of a supported controller worth considering for

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid Mustang: Motor control

2014-07-24 Thread Joe via EV
Having been involved with the Open Revolt project, I'm a little biased. But I think it would be ideal for this project since you would have access to the source code and hardware schematics. That would allow you to either modify the software or hardware to suit your needs.

[EVDL] Hybrid Mustang: Motor control

2014-07-23 Thread Ben Goren via EV
This is actually a pair of interrelated questions: electric motor controllers, and how to tell said controllers how to control the motors. To recap, I have a chance to buy a 1964 1/2 Mustang in good shape for not much money. The goal is to get something not unlike the driving experience of a

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid Mustang: Motor control

2014-07-23 Thread Collin Kidder via EV
You might keep in mind the GEVCU project which can be purchased from EVTV ( http://store.evtv.me/proddetail.php?prod=gevcucat=23) It is open source and has enough I/O to do what you want. Of course, what you want is rather custom so some coding would have to be done. But, the nasty low-level stuff

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid Mustang: Motor control

2014-07-23 Thread Ben Goren via EV
On Jul 23, 2014, at 6:52 PM, Collin Kidder coll...@kkmfg.com wrote: You might keep in mind the GEVCU project which can be purchased from EVTV Ooooh...I like! Currently it works with DMOC645, Brusa, and Coda UQM controllers. What would be involved in support for the typical Curtis or