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- Note: the ESC center would not exactly be at 1500. There is usually a shift in the center value, usually making it less due to the imperfection of the ESC itself. Therefore, if you want symmetry in your autonomous code, it would be a better idea to set the center higher in such a way that it actual center value is 1500. In this case, our center value was configured to 1612.
For more details on how to generally configure ESCs: https://oscarliang.com/flash-blheli-s-esc-firmware-fc-pass-through/
Credits to Kevin Zhu from the GMU Blimp Team for this explanation. Some part of the explanation was altered to fit the setup that the UCLA Team has.
***3. Connecting the Brushless DC Motors with the ESP32 Servo Shield***
By default, these are the pin configurations for connecting the BLDC to the Servo Shield:
- Pin 7 to Left Motor
- Pin 6 to Right Motor
- Pin 5 to Vertical Motor
Connect the white wires from the ESC to the PWM pins on shield. Then, connect the black wires to the GND pins on the shield
***4. Powering the Devices***
***5. Attaching the Electronic Components onto the Blimp Balloon***
