
Once the FOCBOX has connected, click 'Setup Motors FOC'.Įnter the amount cells you are running in Series.Ĭount the amount of teeth you have on your motor pulley and enter the value.Ĭount the amount of teeth you have on your wheel pulley and enter the value.Īt this point your motors will spin. The firmware update will take about a minute to complete.ĭuring the Update AND 10 seconds after it's completed, DO NOT DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:Ĭlick 'AutoConnect' again to reconnect the FOCBOX. On the left hand side of the VESC Tool, click on the 'Firmware' section. Once your FOCBOX has connected, you may get an alert letting you know that you need to update the firmware.

Open the VESC Tool software and click 'Auto Connect'

Supply power to the FOCBOX by connecting to the battery.Ĭonnect the FOCBOX to your PC via the USB-C cable then power on the FOCBOX. Just be sure that the 3 phase wires from each motor are all plugged in on the same side of the FOCBOX.īe sure that each of your sensor wires are being plugged into the port that is on the same side as that motor's phase wires. The first step is to plug all of your cables and connectors in. If you'd rather watch the video tutorial you can watch it here: Motor Current Max Brake: Auto Filled After Motor Detection Motor Current Max: Auto Filled After Motor Detection If you are familiar with the VESC Tool and don't need to follow the tutorial, here is all of the data we'll need to enter into the VESC Tool for the Interstellar Kit. In this tutorial, we will point you in the right direction to find the values needed for your build. If you are using different hardware than the Interstellar, you will need to use numbers relevant to your hardware. Within this tutorial, we are going to be using the recommended numbers for our Interstellar Kits.

So stay away from the following pieces of software: There are a multitude of other pieces of software that should work, but due to the fact that they haven't been updated recently they are giving many FOCBOX users trouble. » Click here to download the Free Version « Please note that the most up to date, PC Version of the VESC Tool is needed to complete this tutorial.
