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Open Panzer Help / Re: Ideas for new triggers and functions
« on: February 28, 2019, 05:10:50 AM »
Hi Luke, thank you for your work. I've tested at the moment only speed limits - works perfectly, as expected. Planing to test other features in nearest future. Thank you again!

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Open Panzer Help / Re: Ideas for new triggers and functions
« on: February 20, 2019, 05:18:21 AM »
Luke, thank you for reply,

As for the turn lights, do you plan for them to blink in the same manner they do on cars? Presently there is no blink function for the A/B outputs, only on/off. You could use the Aux output for one turn signal and the MG2 output for the other turn signal, since both of those already have blink functions. Otherwise I would need to add some blink functions for A/B also.
I thinked about two variants with A/B outputs - blinking leds or some small scheme, which will blinks normal led. But your propositions very interesting (to configure blink on A/B outputs or use MG and AUX ports)

In addition to the four triggers you list, it seems that two others will probably also be necessary - "stop" and "not turning." Those will be required to undo whatever command you issue with the forward/reverse or left/right triggers.

Yes, you absolutely right

Also, I think your suggestion is a good idea, but in the meantime you may also want to experiment with Inertia/Momentum profiles. Setting high levels of Inertia (with medium to high levels of Momentum) makes it easy to drive very slow in a smooth manner. You can have two profiles so one for slow driving and one for normal, and switch between them while driving.
I'll try to playing with these settings, thank you.

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Open Panzer Help / Ideas for new triggers and functions
« on: February 17, 2019, 10:20:18 AM »
Hello there,

I'd like to share couple of ideas to TCB:
- Function to limit max speed. It can be useful for slow movements. It can be one function with limit 50% of speed, (or three for example: 25%, 50%, 75%).
- Triggers for turn lights (two triggers for left and right turns). Turn lights, i think, can be connected to extrnal output A & B.
- Triggers for forward and reverse movements

Thank you.

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Open Panzer Help / Re: Car type with external ESC issue
« on: November 20, 2018, 04:02:33 PM »
I've tested - car type with external ESC works as expected. Thank you Luke!

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Open Panzer Help / Re: Car type with external ESC issue
« on: November 19, 2018, 01:50:36 AM »
Hi,
did you set DRIVE MOTORS to RC-Output ?

Yes - exactly this settings change driving behavior.

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Open Panzer Help / Car type with external ESC issue
« on: November 18, 2018, 01:54:22 PM »
Hello, I try to run OpenPanzer in Car mode, and observe strange behavior. When I use built-in driver - all works perfectly:
- Motor connected to built-in 'A' socket
- Steering servo to RC output 2
but when I changed engine connection to external ESC (plug ESC to EC Output 1) - moving was available only for diagonals - (top-right, bottom-right forward; top-left,bottom-left backward), also steering servo moving on top and bottom positions of stick.

I've tried 2 TCB and 3 ESC - the same behavior on all of this.

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Open Panzer Help / Re: RC pass-though/pan servo
« on: July 03, 2018, 03:23:14 PM »
Luke, thank you for explanation, that's exactly what I need :)

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Open Panzer Help / RC pass-though/pan servo
« on: July 03, 2018, 05:29:34 AM »
Hello, I've tried to configure extra RC outputs on TCB for manage additional servo. But only limited number of trigger sources are available for that (see attachment). Is it possible to add any AUX channel for RC Outputs? (for example make servo open/close something depend from 2-position switch: pos1 - open; pos2 - close)


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Show and Tell / Re: TCB project from scratch (based on Arduino Mega mini)
« on: February 11, 2018, 04:19:31 PM »
Thank you Luke, test OP_config looks perfectly.

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Open Panzer Help / Re: OP Config Display Settings
« on: February 11, 2018, 04:06:56 PM »
I've tested new version - and now I can access to all elements, which earlier were out of screen. Luke, thank you!

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Show and Tell / Re: TCB project from scratch (based on Arduino Mega mini)
« on: February 05, 2018, 01:29:46 PM »
Luke, thank you for so fast implementation of features!

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Show and Tell / Re: TCB project from scratch (based on Arduino Mega mini)
« on: January 30, 2018, 03:06:56 PM »
Hello,

Luke, thank you for the so positive feedback on my humble experiments! By my opinion OpenPanzer is a perfect project, which gain possibility to adjust electronic components for our needs with no dependencies from big vendors such as Taigen, Tamiys, Clark, etc.
I'm trying to popularize TCB in our Saint-Petersburg club (with Deny).

Thank you for share you experience with other motor drivers - I've seen some of them, but their parameters price/quality isn't optimal (quality, I think, good, but price is too high for self-made items). One of general problem at the moment - no available sound card (may be Open Source Sound will be available to purchasing soon :) ).

I would like to propose several improvements (of course if current theme ok for this):
- OP Config: add vertical scroll bars (if it possible)
My laptop has screen resolution 1366x768, and part of items on tabs are inaccessible in full-screen (for example Driving \ Turning Adjustments). It would be nice, if vertical scrollbars appears when content can't fit to the screen.
- Damage profile: Add one more damage profile (to Experimental \ Tamiya) without speed degradation.
At the moment in our club most of tanks are Taigen \ HengLong. And in OpenPanzer we can set IR protocol to Taigen - but all Taigen MFU doesn't have speed decreasing after hit - it's gain advantage to them. I think, that damage profile without decreasing speed can equalize chances.
- Triggers: Cannon reloaded; Cannon shoot
These triggers can help to realize some interesting effects, cartridge ejection after shoot, enable/disable LEDs reload cannon or something else.

Unfortunately I'm not familiar with QT, but another features I'll try to realize.

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Show and Tell / TCB project from scratch (based on Arduino Mega mini)
« on: January 25, 2018, 04:30:01 AM »
Hello,

I would like to show my small achievements based on OpenPanzer project. General purpose for me - create self-made flexible
control board based on simple and available components. I've purchased components on the AliExpress, but most of them can be found on Ebay too.
Information for build got from here:
- http://openpanzer.org/forum/index.php?topic=16.0
- http://openpanzer.org/forum/index.php?topic=16.msg70#msg70
- http://www.openpanzer.org/downloads/tcbmk1/eagle/OpenPanzer_TCB_Mk1_Schematic.pdf

Parameters of TCB:
- Radio: iBus protocol (I didn't support for sBus, because I don't have them)
- Main motors: built-in controller, up to 14A current (30A peak)
- Turret rotation: Servo (at the moment regular Taigen mechanism with external ESC is used; will be remade)
- Barrel elevation: Servo
- Recoil: Servo
- Management: bluetooth

Components:
- Arduino Mega Mini, Main component for all system
- Monster Shield (single), 2 items, motor H-bridge, used as Built-in driver. I've tried Monster Shield for 2 motors, but all of them were broken.
- Bluetooth SPP-c module, management component.
- AMS1117-5V, module for power servos. One module up to 800mA current.
- Sockets: JST-XH; PCB 2.54 pin headers (male and female); power socket
- DIP switch (6 positions; 2 - tank class, 2 - servo configuration, 1 - fire/repair mode, 1 - bluetooth/usb management mode )
- Transistor BC337
- Several resistors
- Button
- Couple of LEDs (red and green)

Original thread here: https://tankspb.com/index.php?topic=754.0 (Russian language)


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