Sorry for the late reply. Thanks for the heads'up on the 3.3v, I'll make sure I keep it on the 5v now & check the motors frequently.
On Sunday, May 11, 2014 7:06:37 PM UTC+1, Ytai wrote: > > It is hard to tell from the webpage how much voltage is supplied to the > motors. The LiPo supplied 3.25V-4.25V but there's an inductor on the > circuit which is likely used for stepping up the voltage. > In any case, using higher voltage is normally not a problem with motors if > you're running at a low duty cycle. In general, if they're not running too > hot you should be fine. > Do *not* use the 3.3V out of the IOIO for this purpose. It is not rated > for high currents. The 5V can supply up to 3A, which may or may not suffice. > > > On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 8:03 PM, WebbyBoy <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I've been trying to build myself a Quadcopter, and have now got to the >> point where I can control all four motors by PWM through the Droidalyzer >> (IOIO Mint). >> >> Here's a little demo: >> >> http://youtu.be/XHoQgWeXlys >> >> IOIO Mint PWM Quadcopter Test <http://youtu.be/XHoQgWeXlys> >> >> Once I get the blade rotation etc sort out I intend to do a proper test >> flight, but at the moment there does not seem to be enough power getting to >> the motors. I currently have them all on 3.3v, do you think powering them >> via the 5v will be ok? I have virtually nill information about the motors, >> other than they are from the V929 Quadcopter. >> >> >> http://www.myrcmart.com/wl-toys-v929-beetle-4ch-24ghz-4axis-quadcopter-blue-bnf-without-transmitter-p-4846.html >> >> I'm using the following circuit for the motors x4. >> >> >> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zXxsVVWMDYg/U27oYYRmdtI/AAAAAAAAAIU/K_Zbrht_HnU/s1600/IOIO+Motor+Circuit+Parts.png> >> >> >> <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-cICNqpcwRb0/U27oKwp-RqI/AAAAAAAAAIM/euumJnoqWDg/s1600/IOIO+Motor+Circuit.png> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "ioio-users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ioio-users. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ioio-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ioio-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
