Component: Brushless Motor (Standard) ()

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Brushless Motor (Standard) component

A small brushless motor component designed to be driven from a three phase ESC. The ESC would be driven using the Servo Motor Controller component.

Detailed description

No detailed description exists yet for this component

Examples

3 x 4 Keypad Schematic

Example schematic of a 3 x 4 Keypad.

Multi Digit Number Entry

A simple example to take in a decimal number (0-65535) from the user and then use this number as a delay for flashing a LED on and off. Shows the principals of reading the keypad and building up a multi-digit number.

Keypad Delay

Keypad Based Door Entry System

Each key press on the keypad is fed into the Circular Buffer component. We then poll the buffer to see if the correct characters for the password have been entered.

Keypad Door Entry

If the correct sequence is detected then we activate the solenoid component for 5 seconds.

Downloadable macro reference

	FT_Write
Write data to the device.
[[File:]] -	Handle
Handle of the device.
- BYTE	Buffer
Pointer to the buffer that contains the data to be written to the device.
- ULONG	Bytes
Number of bytes to write to the device.
- ULONG	Count
Pointer to a variable of type DWORD which receives the number of bytes written to the device.
- BYTE	Return

	FT_Read
Read data from the device.
[[File:]] -	Handle
Handle of the device.
- BYTE	Buffer
Pointer to the buffer that receives the data from the device.
- ULONG	Bytes
Number of bytes to be read from the device.
- ULONG	Count
Pointer to a variable of type DWORD which receives the number of bytes read from the device.
- BYTE	Return

	FT_SetFlowControl
This function sets the flow control for the device.
[[File:]] -	Handle
Handle of the device.
- UINT	FlowControl
Flow setting 0=None, 0x0100=RTS/CTS, 0x0200=DTR/DSR, 0x0400=XON/XOFF
- BYTE	Xon
Character used to signal Xon. Only used if flow control is Xon/Xoff
- BYTE	Xoff
Character used to signal Xoff. Only used if flow control is Xon/Xoff
- BYTE	Return

	FT_GetModemStatus
Gets the modem status and line status from the device.
[[File:]] -	Handle
Handle of the device.
[[File:]] -	ModemStatus
Pointer to a variable of type DWORD which receives the modem status and line status from the device.
- BYTE	Return

	FT_SetBreakOn
Sets the BREAK condition for the device.
[[File:]] -	Handle
Handle of the device.
- BYTE	Return

	FT_CreateDeviceInfoList
This function builds a device information list and returns the number of D2XX devices connected to the system. The list contains information about both unopen and open devices.
[[File:]] -	DevCount
Unsigned long array used to store the number of devices connected
- BYTE	Return

	FT_SetTimeouts
This function sets the read and write timeouts for the device.
[[File:]] -	Handle
Handle of the device.
[[File:]] -	ReadTimeout
Read timeout in milliseconds.
[[File:]] -	WriteTimeout
Write timeout in milliseconds.
- BYTE	Return

	FT_SetBitMode
Enables different chip modes.
[[File:]] -	Handle
Handle of the device.
- BYTE	Mask
Required value for bit mode mask. This sets up which bits are inputs and outputs. A bit value of 0 sets the corresponding pin to an input, a bit value of 1 sets the corresponding pin to an output.
- BYTE	Mode
0=Reset / 1=AsyncBB / 2=MPSSE / 4=SyncBB / 8=MCUHost / 16=FastOpto / 32=CBUS / 64=SyncFIFO
- BYTE	Return

	FT_SetRts
This function sets the Request To Send (RTS) control signal.
[[File:]] -	Handle
Handle of the device.
- BYTE	Return

	FT_GetDeviceInfoDetail
This function returns an entry from the device information list.
- ULONG	Index
Index of the entry in the device info list.
- ULONG	Flags
Pointer to unsigned long to store the flag value.
- ULONG	Type
Pointer to unsigned long to store device type.
- ULONG	ID
Pointer to unsigned long to store device ID.
- ULONG	LocID
Pointer to unsigned long to store the device location ID.
- BYTE	SerNum
Pointer to buffer to store device serial number as a null terminated string
- BYTE	Descript
Pointer to buffer to store device description as a null-terminated string
[[File:]] -	TempHandle
Pointer to a variable of type FT_HANDLE where the handle will be stored
- BYTE	Return

	FT_Close
Close an open device.
[[File:]] -	Handle
Handle of the device.
- BYTE	Return

	FT_ClrDtr
This function clears the Data Terminal Ready (DTR) control signal.
[[File:]] -	Handle
Handle of the device.
- BYTE	Return

	FT_Purge
This function purges receive and transmit buffers in the device.
[[File:]] -	Handle
Handle of the device.
[[File:]] -	Mask
Used to determine which buffer to purge, 1=Rx / 2=Tx / 3=Both
- BYTE	Return

	FT_GetQueueStatus
Gets the number of bytes in the receive queue.
[[File:]] -	Handle
Handle of the device.
[[File:]] -	RxQueueLength
Pointer to a variable of type DWORD which receives the number of bytes in the receive queue.
- BYTE	Return

	FT_SetDataCharacteristics
This function sets the data characteristics for the device.
[[File:]] -	Handle
Handle of the device.
- BYTE	WordLength
Number of bits per word - Must be 7 or 8
- BYTE	StopBits
Number of stop bits - Must be 1 or 2
- BYTE	Parity
Parity 0=None / 1=Odd / 2=Even / 3=Mark / 4=Space
- BYTE	Return

	FT_SetBreakOff
Resets the BREAK condition for the device.
[[File:]] -	Handle
Handle of the device.
- BYTE	Return

	FT_SetDivisor
This function sets the baud rate for the device. It is used to set non-standard baud rates.
[[File:]] -	Handle
Handle of the device.
- UINT	Divisor
Divisor.
- BYTE	Return

	FT_SetBaudRate
This function sets the baud rate for the device.
[[File:]] -	Handle
Handle of the device.
- ULONG	BaudRate
Baud rate.
- BYTE	Return

	FT_SetDtr
This function sets the Data Terminal Ready (DTR) control signal.
[[File:]] -	Handle
Handle of the device.
- BYTE	Return

	FT_Open
Open the device and return a handle which will be used for subsequent accesses.
[[File:]] -	Device
Index of the device to open. Indices are 0 based.
[[File:]] -	ft_Handle
Pointer to a variable of type FT_HANDLE where the handle will be stored. This handle must be used to access the device.
- BYTE	Return

	ScanFor232
Scans for a FTDI D2XX device, returnes true if at least one device was found.
[[File:]] -	Return

	FT_ResetDevice
This function sends a reset command to the device.
[[File:]] -	Handle
Handle of the device.
- BYTE	Return

	FT_SetChars
This function sets the special characters for the device.
[[File:]] -	Handle
Handle of the device.
- BYTE	EventCh
Event character.
- BYTE	EventChEn
0 if event character disabled, non-zero otherwise.
- BYTE	ErrorCh
Error character.
- BYTE	ErrorChEn
0 if error character disabled, non-zero otherwise.
- BYTE	Return

Property reference

	Properties
	ESC Type
Selects if the ESC is capable of operating the motor in one or two directions. A R/C car ESC would likely be Bi-Directional whereas a helicopter ESC would be Uni-Directional.
	Link To...
Select a panel object here to connect it 'mechanically' to the servo's actuator. The selected object will now be moved whenever the servo position changes. NB) To move multiple objects, first group the objects, and then select the group.
	Reverse Output
Some manufacturers motors may rotate in different ways to others. Changing this property allows you to flip the direction of the simulated motor to better match with the real world hardware.
	Connections
	Simulations