2019-06-11, 06:26 PM
I have been monitoring the thread as well. Still some debate whether or not it is the same as Pelagic. Some people state that Pelagic is changing out a few Chinese components for high quality components made by them.
The hall-sensors probably provide feedback for end-of-travel. PyPilot is monitoring that. Pypilot has an input for 'rudder sense' as well. Which means that you can connect a potentiometer to measure the movement of the rudder. So a potentiometer inside the drive would be usable for that as well. But only when the drive is connected to the tiller, so no rudder-signal when self steering.
As far as I have understood rudder feedback is not of big use yet. It only helps setting up gain automatically, instead of manually. But definately a nice option, although achievable with a separate potentiometer to the rudderstock as well.
The hall-sensors probably provide feedback for end-of-travel. PyPilot is monitoring that. Pypilot has an input for 'rudder sense' as well. Which means that you can connect a potentiometer to measure the movement of the rudder. So a potentiometer inside the drive would be usable for that as well. But only when the drive is connected to the tiller, so no rudder-signal when self steering.
As far as I have understood rudder feedback is not of big use yet. It only helps setting up gain automatically, instead of manually. But definately a nice option, although achievable with a separate potentiometer to the rudderstock as well.