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While researching DIY motor controllers for a project, I have (of course) found the Bas Lebowski controller.
Sorry this is going to seem obvious for many, but for those like myself living under a 'DIY ESC rock', this controller has an amazing heritage and abundance of posts and threads. Also Mr Lebowski himself has been hugely generous with his time, knowledge and experiences with the products of his labours. The design and practicality of this controller has also clearly piqued many builders interest with successful high-power builds.
The purpose of this post is to ask the question - if one was to build this controller now for say a 10kW 100V sensorless project, where are the best resources to be found?
From what I can see the firmware has recently been graciously donated as open source (for super-tinkerers) with casainho posting it to Gihub here: https://github.com/casainho/Lebowski-controller-IC
For the latest firmware and an explanation and setup manual, is this the best location to source?
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=57877#p863163
For hardware, is the BobC Lebowski brain still an easy way to go for a compact SMD control PCB? Are there Gerber files available for this?
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=87104#p1272695
For a power PCB would this be a great place to start?
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=91689
A lot of the links are quite dated now, which may just mean Bas' controller design was simply so good it has withstood the test of time. It may also mean my search skills are not particularly good
If folks could add their experiences, thoughts and resource links to this post, that would be very much appreciated. To Mr Lebowski, thank you creating and for sharing such a great controller design :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
Sorry this is going to seem obvious for many, but for those like myself living under a 'DIY ESC rock', this controller has an amazing heritage and abundance of posts and threads. Also Mr Lebowski himself has been hugely generous with his time, knowledge and experiences with the products of his labours. The design and practicality of this controller has also clearly piqued many builders interest with successful high-power builds.
The purpose of this post is to ask the question - if one was to build this controller now for say a 10kW 100V sensorless project, where are the best resources to be found?
From what I can see the firmware has recently been graciously donated as open source (for super-tinkerers) with casainho posting it to Gihub here: https://github.com/casainho/Lebowski-controller-IC
For the latest firmware and an explanation and setup manual, is this the best location to source?
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=57877#p863163
For hardware, is the BobC Lebowski brain still an easy way to go for a compact SMD control PCB? Are there Gerber files available for this?
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=87104#p1272695
For a power PCB would this be a great place to start?
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=91689
A lot of the links are quite dated now, which may just mean Bas' controller design was simply so good it has withstood the test of time. It may also mean my search skills are not particularly good
If folks could add their experiences, thoughts and resource links to this post, that would be very much appreciated. To Mr Lebowski, thank you creating and for sharing such a great controller design :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: