Nooby Help with VESC and Nyko Kama

[Paul_A]

I have a Vesc 4.11 from ollin board company and a nyko kama wireless nunchuck. I bought a 7 pin jst connector from ollin as well. I have run into some problems configuring them in BLDC tool.

When I turn on the VESC and connect it to BLDC tool, it does not recognize that I have a controller has been connected because when I check the Display option nothing shows or moves when I move the controller. I wired it according to the second picture on this forum page https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=69557. Also the controller does not seem to be connected at all because flashing lights are the only thing I get on the controller but I have connected the wires just how I see them in the picture. I am eager to test my board but before I can do that, I need a control system to work.

 

[andrewmunsell]

I just got a OllinBoardCo. VESC + nunchuck cable as well, along with the Nyko Kama. All I did was wire up the colors to the corresponding colors on the JST cable (red to red, black to black, etc.), plugged it in, and it worked.

When I turn on the board and hit the S button, the light on both the controller and receiver go solid.

Do you get any blinking on the receiver or just the controller?

 

[Paul_A]

The light on the receiver is always dark, but the one on the controller only blinks. I wired the controller exactly like the picture, even though there were a few colors swapped around. I think I should have just wired it based on the color code. I now notice two of my connectors have been swapped and will probably work if I switch them.

 

[andrewmunsell]

Yeah, your receiver isn't wired up correctly then if there's no light on it.

I know you can't see the connections to the pads because it's covered by the heatshrink, but each colored wire is connected to the corresponding color on the receiver. I desoldered the white wire and removed it completely.

http://imgur.com/7eqZ0l4

 

[Paul_A]

I just rewired it and I still got no lights. I disconnected the white wire so red to red, blue to blue, Green to green and brown to black.
I don’t know if this makes a difference, but the pcb for the nunchuck looks different.

 

[andrewmunsell]

Huh, you have a wireless Nyko Kama (the brand specifically)? I don't have a brown wire so the receivers must be different.

My receiver and wire layout looks like this (step 1 photo):

http://www.electric-skateboard.builders/t/vesc-faq-connect-the-nyko-kama-wireless-wii-nunchuck/139

 

[Paul_A]

mine says NYKO Kama on the shell, but the PCB on the inside looks like the second picture in the link I showed earlier

 

[Paul_A]

If you have a link to where you bought yours I would like to see how its different.

 

[andrewmunsell]

If you have a link to where you bought yours I would like to see how its different.

I got it from some random person on Ebay, but this was the listing:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nyko-Kama-87111-Navigation-Controllers-Nunchucks-/231963553118?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=el4cOzQUNqiQaPCf1o2s6VZxWa8%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

I specifically wanted a black one (which is why I bought this particular one), but they're really hard to find.

 

[Paul_A]

I have the nyko kama model 87027, while that one was a 87111. So if I have to buy a new one, will avoid the 87027.