VESC Board Bringup
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This document explains the steps to configure and flash the BLDC firmware on VESC hardware.


Prerequisites
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* 3S LiPo Battery
* MircoUSB Cable
* `Vesc Tool`_.

Connections
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* Connect the VESC hardware to the host machine using the MicroUSB cable.
* Power the VESC hardware with 3S LiPo Battery. 

Flashing the BLDC firmware
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* Start the `Vesc Tool`_ application

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* Click on the top right icon to establish a connection with the VESC hardware as shown in below figure.

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* On the left panel select *Firmware* tab.

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* The default firmware or a custom build firmware can be selected from the host file system.

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* After selecting the firmware, start flashing the firmware on the hardware by clicking the icon as shown below.

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* Wait for a period of 10 seconds and restart the VESC.



Loading the Motor Configuration XML file
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* To load the VESC motor configuration file, select the XML configuration from File->Load Motor Configuration XML
* Select the motor configuration file from the folder.
* Now click on the icon as shown below that is available on the right panel.

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.. _Vesc Tool : https://vesc-project.com/vesc_tool