2020-05-03, 12:52 PM
Hello every body
I just got a non working autohelm 800 and my goal is to integrate the pypilot motor controller (arduino nano) inside the autohelm case.
Since I have pypilot installed on an openplotter, i have two questions to tune my project :
1) I would like to reuse the autohelm buttons connected to the arduino to send back some basic command to pypilot like engage/disengage or tack. Can pypilot accept that kind of command from the arduino? if yes, where can i find the command frames?
2) I was thinking using an isolated RS422 link between open plotter and the arduino. But i also may consider using a low power wierless connection like blutooth or ziegbee reducing wiering and garanteeing isolation. does someone have feedback on wiereless communication between pypilot and the motor controller?
thank you all
adrien
I just got a non working autohelm 800 and my goal is to integrate the pypilot motor controller (arduino nano) inside the autohelm case.
Since I have pypilot installed on an openplotter, i have two questions to tune my project :
1) I would like to reuse the autohelm buttons connected to the arduino to send back some basic command to pypilot like engage/disengage or tack. Can pypilot accept that kind of command from the arduino? if yes, where can i find the command frames?
2) I was thinking using an isolated RS422 link between open plotter and the arduino. But i also may consider using a low power wierless connection like blutooth or ziegbee reducing wiering and garanteeing isolation. does someone have feedback on wiereless communication between pypilot and the motor controller?
thank you all
adrien