OK, the latest firmware update is available here:
http://www.ebikes.ca/downloads/CA3-0p13.zip
This has 2 significant changes from the P12 firmware released earlier in the month.
a) The throttle is now immediately functional the moment that the CA is turned on, even while the splash screen is being displayed. Previously the CA wasn't really operational until after the splash screen had finished showing, but now everything (throttle, PAS, ebrakes etc) work the moment power is applied.
b) Proportional Regen! For anyone who has either a Grinfineon or a Phaserunner controller, you can now take advantage of the proportional regen feature in the 0.0V - 0.8V throttle region by using the throttle + ebrakes in order to modulate the brake intensity. Use the "Brake Out" voltage to set the baseline regen you have when the ebrake levers are pressed (typically between 0.4 to 0.6 volts), and then as you depress the throttle this voltage will decrease down to 0.0V to give maximum regen. That lets you vary the braking force while riding using the existing hardware on your bike, without the elusive proportional output brake lever.
If you do release the ebrake when you still have the throttle down, then you'll get a brief throttle fault on the CA3 in order to prevent an inadvertent burst of power when the brake lever is let go. After you either release and re-apply the throttle or just wait a second, then this fault will clear and the bike will power as normal.
We've made a short video which summarizes some of the main feature improvements since the P6 release here
[youtube]qJpOhlEQ5VU[/youtube]
As always, we're keen for people to try this latest release out and give any feedback. And as before, if you flash the CA3 with the "No_Eeprom" version of the .hex file then all of your settings and statistics will be left alone and will stay the same as before, it's just pure firmware update.
http://www.ebikes.ca/downloads/CA3-0p13.zip
This has 2 significant changes from the P12 firmware released earlier in the month.
a) The throttle is now immediately functional the moment that the CA is turned on, even while the splash screen is being displayed. Previously the CA wasn't really operational until after the splash screen had finished showing, but now everything (throttle, PAS, ebrakes etc) work the moment power is applied.
b) Proportional Regen! For anyone who has either a Grinfineon or a Phaserunner controller, you can now take advantage of the proportional regen feature in the 0.0V - 0.8V throttle region by using the throttle + ebrakes in order to modulate the brake intensity. Use the "Brake Out" voltage to set the baseline regen you have when the ebrake levers are pressed (typically between 0.4 to 0.6 volts), and then as you depress the throttle this voltage will decrease down to 0.0V to give maximum regen. That lets you vary the braking force while riding using the existing hardware on your bike, without the elusive proportional output brake lever.
If you do release the ebrake when you still have the throttle down, then you'll get a brief throttle fault on the CA3 in order to prevent an inadvertent burst of power when the brake lever is let go. After you either release and re-apply the throttle or just wait a second, then this fault will clear and the bike will power as normal.
We've made a short video which summarizes some of the main feature improvements since the P6 release here
[youtube]qJpOhlEQ5VU[/youtube]
As always, we're keen for people to try this latest release out and give any feedback. And as before, if you flash the CA3 with the "No_Eeprom" version of the .hex file then all of your settings and statistics will be left alone and will stay the same as before, it's just pure firmware update.