2020-07-08, 04:51 PM
Hi, I am about to purchase a Tinypilot & motor controller for use with linear drive on my Beneteau 343
I have some questions
1) What is the maximum current of the motor controller to the drive? (I have seen 7, 10, 15 & 20 Amp in some documentation).
Jeffa LD100 (aka Garmain Class A) linear drive specs from https://www.jefa.com/steering/products/d...linear.htm show 10 Amp at 85 kg and 12 Amp at 100kg with statement "high steering forces not manageable by hand power".
From the chart it looks like 5 Amps or less for most sensible use case.
2) I think these are motor controller extras I will need
- rudder feedback connector $5.00 (for use with the Garmin Class A drvie integrated rudder feedback)
- abs enclosure and conformal coating $15.00
- clutch output $10.00
3) Are there any RF control for Tinypilot you can recommend?
I was thinking of mounting Tinypilot at the chart table and using a remote from the cockpit so IR maybe not reliable bouncing of the walls.
As the Pi-0W supports BlueTooth maybe some of the avaialbe fob or mounted stereo remote could be used to adjust standby/engage left & right a bit.
RF contrrol to relays in parallel to the GPIO push buttons would also work. I was thinking something like
https://www.amazon.com/INSMA-Wireless-Ch...uage=en_US
Thanks
Andrew
I have some questions
1) What is the maximum current of the motor controller to the drive? (I have seen 7, 10, 15 & 20 Amp in some documentation).
Jeffa LD100 (aka Garmain Class A) linear drive specs from https://www.jefa.com/steering/products/d...linear.htm show 10 Amp at 85 kg and 12 Amp at 100kg with statement "high steering forces not manageable by hand power".
From the chart it looks like 5 Amps or less for most sensible use case.
2) I think these are motor controller extras I will need
- rudder feedback connector $5.00 (for use with the Garmin Class A drvie integrated rudder feedback)
- abs enclosure and conformal coating $15.00
- clutch output $10.00
3) Are there any RF control for Tinypilot you can recommend?
I was thinking of mounting Tinypilot at the chart table and using a remote from the cockpit so IR maybe not reliable bouncing of the walls.
As the Pi-0W supports BlueTooth maybe some of the avaialbe fob or mounted stereo remote could be used to adjust standby/engage left & right a bit.
RF contrrol to relays in parallel to the GPIO push buttons would also work. I was thinking something like
https://www.amazon.com/INSMA-Wireless-Ch...uage=en_US
Thanks
Andrew