Hey guys, so it looks like there are 3 pretty significant bugs that people have observed which haven't shown up in our in-house testing.
1)
CA doesn't Boot: Right after applying power, the CA backlight turns on but nothing shows up on the screen. Cycling the power off and on a couple times will allow it to boot up normally.
2)
Throttle Cutouts: At some point generally early in the trip, the throttle output drops down to MinThrottle even though the input throttle is present. After depressing the throttle lever a few times it will resume working again, and then stay in this "well behaved" state for the remainder of the trip
3)
CA Freezes: In this case, the CA itself appears to hang, with nothing going on on the screen and the throttle output voltage possibly latched in a high state. Teklektic mentioned that after 20-30 seconds his unit started running normal again, while Cruzxia mentioned cycling power to clear the issue.
For those who have observed any of the above 3 situations, it would really helpful if you could tell me what your setup is as far as the battery voltage, controller type, and your CA3 throttle/control modes. Similarly, if there are people who haven't seen any of these issues at all that is very useful to know too. Item #3 is quite disconcerting since it can result in a failure situation that powers the bike uncontrollably, and I'd like to get to the bottom of this one ASAP.
I'm working on a debugging version of the firmware that should spew out a lot more info no the datastream to help pinpoint where these issues are originating from so hopefully those with logging devices will be able to capture what is taking place.
It would also be prudent for anyone beta testing on a powerful ebike to make sure they have some rider accessible on/off switch to power down the system should something go haywire in the CA.
-Justin
cruzxia said:
My CA hangs sometimes, the screen just freezes. I then have to turn it off and on to clear the problem. It did it today when I was checking the no load current, suddenly the motor sped up and the CA had stopped working.
Another Issue that occurs, when I first set off on the bike sometimes it is restricted, to minimum throttle. If I turn the throttle on and off a few time suddenly it works normally. I was wondering if it is the throttle fault voltage.
any Ideas.