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[Phil Smith]

For anyone interested. Warning! Long and boring.

 

The designer's name is Pete Smits. He came up with a new open-source firmware called AM32. I don't know anything about that stuff, but Pete designed Bob Budges ESC and modified AM32 for slot car use.

 

I mention this because it might be difficult getting Bob's speed control in the US, even after he starts selling them. So making them stateside might be of interest to someone.  I'm sure for a small fee Pete would lend knowledge and guidance.

 

Pete shows this ESC coming to life at just over 2 volts, and coming to life quickly.

 

 

Here's a thread about it: https://www.rcgroups...er#post47823413

 

In the video comments, some ask, "Alka is this the same as the AM32 project??" and Pete answers, "Yes, this is the same base firmware, with signal check and startup beeps removed." So apparently AM32 did not require much alteration to make it work with slot cars.

 

here's the AM32 github page https://github.com/A...or-ESC-firmware

 

But here's the reason for the holdup on Bob's ESC. The micro controller chip that Pete used, stm32g071gbu6 MCU, is nowhere to be found, and hasn't been for several months. https://www.st.com/e...tm32g071gb.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Phil Smith]

I think I spoke too soon. just saw this. Apparently Bob and Mack got some chips and are getting ready to roll out their ESC. So maybe in the not too distant future their ESC will be available in the US.

 

https://www.facebook...73203208033936/

 

This is a photo of a lot of ESC's. I didn't catch that the first time I saw it. i didn't know what it was and ignored it.

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[Keep It In The Slot]

When Bob is back from the worlds he'll be flashing the ECom, then bench test and then go on sale. So possibly in a months time.

The black box is for flashing and the orange box has a motor on it so the ECom can be run up and tested