I am really glad I found this thread, I was unsure if I had wasted my money. I an learning about FOC and I purchased 2 x the version 3.2 of those boards:
SimpleFOC Shield MKS DUAL FOC V3.2 BLDC servo drive controller brushless motor driver board ESP32 plate develop card
I think it’s a great, cheap way to learn. And learn I must, my first attempt resulted in a lesson:
I assume this was more likely because I neglected to set the internal resistance of the stator(s) and number of pole pairs. The fire was green/blue…
I applied 12V to the power block, the two motors moved a little then smoke and fire.
Is it reasonable to assume this could/would have been caused by my failure to follow the instructions and not set those parameters?
I guess what I am asking is, having set the internal resistance and number of poles now, is there anything else I should consider before hooking the second one up? I’d prefer no to burn a second one.
Footnote. Things worked great on the other one after putting in reasonable values, so I guess that is lesson learned.