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Post Static and Dynamic Thresholds

The POST (power on self test of the bridge) performs two tests. The limits are not configurable.

1) The POST static gating test measures the voltage on each of the three phases before the bridge is enabled. The three voltages must measure 50% (+/- 25%) of Battery Voltage to pass.

2) If the static test passes the POST dynamic gating test enables and pwm’s only one of the 6 FETS at a time. The 3 low side voltages must measure 15% (+/- 10%.) of Battery Voltage. The three high side FETS must measure 85% (+/- 10%) of Battery Voltage.

The tests happen each time you enable a motor (if the motor is not already turning).

When you get static errors you can actually just read the live phase A voltage (B and C as well) and test results.

POST static gating test registers:

Name Description Units Address
Phase A Voltage Measured Instantaneous motor phase A voltage Volts 285
Phase B voltage Measured instantaneous motor phase B voltage Volts 286
Phase C voltage Measured instantaneous motor phase C voltage Volts 287
Open circuit voltage test window Open circuit test voltage bounds, range 0 to 0.45 V (norm) 47
motor phase U open circuit voltage POST Measured phase U open circuit voltage nomalized to the battery voltage V (norm) 306
motor phase V open circuit voltage POST Measured phase V open circuit voltage nomalized to the battery voltage V (norm) 307
motor phase W open circuit voltage POST Measured phase W open circuit voltage nomalized to the battery voltage V (norm) 308

POST dynamic gating test registers:

Name Description Units Address
High/Lowside turn on voltage test window Hi/Lo side turn on test voltage bounds V (norm) 48
motor phase U high voltage POST Measured phase U voltage at 85% duty cycle nomalized to the battery voltage V (norm) 300
motor phase U low voltage POST Measured phase U voltage at 15% duty cycle nomalized to the battery voltage V (norm) 301
motor phase V high voltage POST Measured phase V voltage at 85% duty cycle nomalized to the battery voltage V (norm) 302
motor phase V low voltage POST Measured phase V voltage at 15% duty cycle nomalized to the battery voltage V (norm) 303
motor phase W high voltage POST Measured phase W voltage at 85% duty cycle nomalized to the battery voltage V (norm) 304
motor phase W low voltage POST Measured phase W voltage at 15% duty cycle nomalized to the battery voltage V (norm) 305