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Controller v0.17-beta

Howdy Simuers!

We are not far away from the definitive version!

This version has been proven very reliable especially on car games


Download the RPI image for v0.17.36.3-beta here

Follow the documentation for upgrading here


Major improvements:

  • MOTION TYPE
    • A new switch has appeared in the home screen: Motion Type
    • This switch allow you to choose between:
      • Hard: The actuator will try to go as fast as possible to every position sent by the game. This is a quite raw motion and can be exhausting over time. This use the position_filtered input mode in odrive.
      • Soft: The movement will be trapezoidal and soften hard bumps. This mode should be used for game that need fluid movement, like plane games. This use the trap_traj input mode in odrive.


  • STARTUP SECURITY
    • We continue to secure the startup by automatically increasing the spike filter to 80% during 5 seconds then gradually lowering it for 5 seconds. So you will have the real movement 10s after receiving first positions.


Minor improvements:

  • Rename Hardness to Reactivity to enhance understanding
  • Added some calibration parameters in advanced parameters (calib_omega, calib_distance, calib_range)


Fixes:

  • Adjust again PID which was causing issues. Back to default values: pos_gain=20 / vel_gain=0.16 / vel_int_gain=0.32
  • By default calib_omega=12.5. This value has been proven reliable.
  • No more stuttering of actuators
  • Fix big jump at startup if Mover or Simtools were already launched


0.17.36.5-beta
- fix an issue with intempestive recalibration

0.17.36.4-beta

- fix a scanning loop when axis has no config


0.17.36.3-beta

- accel/decel rate calculation depends on pitch to allow actuators with different pitches on the same rig


0.17.36.2-beta

- stabilize data stream to avoid "actuator stuttering"

- fix first position high speed


0.17.36.1-beta

- fix the "soft motion type" status stickiness

- fix param calib_omega=12.5 for calibration fiability

- add calib_omega and calib_distance to advanced parameters


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Controller v0.16-beta