2025-02-02, 08:13 PM
I am frustrated. I cant find the information nowhere and i searched a lot so here i am.
1)Does anyone know what is the importance of a rudder sensor in the pypilot system? Is it only just to show the position in opencpn or does it have impact in the autopilot algorithm?
2)The endstop switches stop movement in the direction where the switch is HIGH. If there is a rudder sensor present and you have correctly configured the limits, can you omit the endstops? Will pypilot prevent movement outside of the configured limits?
3) I see that the MLX90316EGO-BCG-000 (the 16 pin version) has analog output and two programmables digital outputs. Has anyone used it to program the endstops to the outputs? I understand that the sensor cant be mass produced because you need to program the angle of the digital outputs with SPI on the vessel but is it doable?
Thank everyone and especially Sean for the GREAT project !
1)Does anyone know what is the importance of a rudder sensor in the pypilot system? Is it only just to show the position in opencpn or does it have impact in the autopilot algorithm?
2)The endstop switches stop movement in the direction where the switch is HIGH. If there is a rudder sensor present and you have correctly configured the limits, can you omit the endstops? Will pypilot prevent movement outside of the configured limits?
3) I see that the MLX90316EGO-BCG-000 (the 16 pin version) has analog output and two programmables digital outputs. Has anyone used it to program the endstops to the outputs? I understand that the sensor cant be mass produced because you need to program the angle of the digital outputs with SPI on the vessel but is it doable?
Thank everyone and especially Sean for the GREAT project !