2023-11-08, 06:32 AM
Is 12V necessary for motor controller functioning, or motor controller just redirect 12V to hydraulic pump?
I asking because of I want these days (finally) start with setup of pypilot, and just want to put everything working (I mean: electronics, openplotter setup, rudder sensor etc...), before start with install hydraulic pump (installing the hydraulic pump is a lot of work and I don't want to do it before making sure everything else is working).
So the question is, for the purpose of testing, is it enough to connect the motor controller to raspberry (3.3V, GROUND, RX, TX) or should I also connect 12V to the motor controller?
I asking because of I want these days (finally) start with setup of pypilot, and just want to put everything working (I mean: electronics, openplotter setup, rudder sensor etc...), before start with install hydraulic pump (installing the hydraulic pump is a lot of work and I don't want to do it before making sure everything else is working).
So the question is, for the purpose of testing, is it enough to connect the motor controller to raspberry (3.3V, GROUND, RX, TX) or should I also connect 12V to the motor controller?