Set 100HZ or 400HZ for ESC

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brewski
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Set 100HZ or 400HZ for ESC

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I have quad with 4x Hobbypower ESC-30 ESCs. Do I use 100HZ or 400HZ in V2.3 Config.H?
I am currently running on 100HZ which is the default.

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Re: Set 100HZ or 400HZ for ESC

Post by Hamburger »

Confusion?
ESCs run at close to 500Hz.
Choice of 100kHz vs. 400kHz is i2c bus speed - where all gyros etc. are connected.
Both are not related in any way

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Re: Set 100HZ or 400HZ for ESC

Post by brewski »

OK got it. Which i2c bus speed should I set with 328 based Crius SE V2.5?

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Re: Set 100HZ or 400HZ for ESC

Post by waltr »

Try 400kHz and check for I2C errors in MultiWiiConfig display.
If no errors and the sensor outputs are good then 400kHz is good.
If you get bad sensor readings and/or I2C errors then set it back to 100kHz.

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