Setting up an ARC200 with a Maytech Remote

RamsUK · June 22, 2020, 5:54pm

Just a quick one does the ARC need the batteries connected to make settings with the GUI

Jezza · June 22, 2020, 8:14pm

Yes it needs the batteries connected so that you can set it up correctly. There is a video by freefly on the YouTube

RamsUK · June 25, 2020, 1:06pm

Thanks again

Looks like there are a couple one for scooters

and one for a skateboard:

I’ll probably use the scooter set up as it’s for a single motor

I guess I don’t need reverse or brake??

Also looks like quite a complex set up process,

Jezza · June 25, 2020, 1:31pm

No revers or brake. Just make the motor slow down fast.

RamsUK · June 25, 2020, 1:42pm

Thanks Jez

Is there an “out of the box” standard setting with the ARC200 that you could then just go in and customize certain sections or will it always need the full custom set up as in the videos above?

Jezza · June 25, 2020, 1:47pm

NO, you need to run the wizard so that it tunes to the motor.
The you just need to adjust the temp and slew up and slew down rates…

RamsUK · June 27, 2020, 8:12am

Ha ha, didn’t get very far…I seem to have failed on the very first stage of the set up wizard

It says

Could not find parameter ‘max phase accel available with throttle’ in this drive firmware

Could not find parameter ‘max phase regen available with throttle in this drive firmware

Anyone got any ideas?

I wonder if the motor is knackered

RamsUK · June 27, 2020, 8:44pm

This is my wiring set up…

Anyone see anything majorly wrong? I assume the main battery wires are the black and red and the blue is the other one. I have nothing connected to the throttle connector on the arc

brycej · June 27, 2020, 9:12pm

I just connected mine up last night. I used the pwm on the pin6 of the throttle port. Found this pic since the arc200 wiki changed sites and is missing a bunch of pictures.

brycej · June 27, 2020, 9:15pm

Also remember to test your and set your failsafe (shut off remote or lose singal). Mine was set to a low value that the arc200 interrupted as full reverse. Got rid of reverse on mine now and it correct shuts off the power I shut off the remote.

RamsUK · June 27, 2020, 9:19pm

Thanks

so are you saying that you are plugging your PWM cable into the throttle port?

Any pics of your set up would be helpful

I’m so confused

brycej · June 27, 2020, 9:36pm

Yes, I made a cable connected to pins 1,2 and 6 on that connector. Ground, 5v, pwm signal. I’ll take a picture later today after my maiden voyage.

brycej · June 27, 2020, 9:46pm

Took one quick… although hard to tell what is going on…

RamsUK · June 27, 2020, 9:46pm

Thanks

Did you pair your receiver and transmitter before the ARC set up?

Are you using a maytech remote?

brycej · June 27, 2020, 9:48pm

I had paired it before but you should be able to do it after hooking it up No maytech remote but should be the same if you are using the pwm signal.

RamsUK · June 27, 2020, 9:51pm

Thanks and good luck with your first flight

RamsUK · June 29, 2020, 5:13pm

Still having issues with my set up in the ARC GUI

Anyone ever had this message:

I have updated the firmware and I am using the latest Version of the GUI

It only gives me this error sometimes and sometimes it lets me through to the next step

RamsUK · June 29, 2020, 6:52pm

Now getting multiple errors after I try and send the configuration to the drive after step 1

shoresup · June 29, 2020, 8:43pm

Hello, you may want to try one of the older software versions. I seem to remember having similar issues and reverted to version 1.1.10 or even 1.1.9. I don’t know which one because there is no version number in the software… (edit: looking at the size of the exe file it is 1.1.10)

RamsUK · June 29, 2020, 9:57pm

Thanks, that gives me some hope. I will try it tomorrow