
Buck converters are not cheap.Ī second LDO to generate an intermediate rail and also implement proper current sensing, this will have a quiescent current of <200uA. The second version will be more expensive. The second version will use a buck converter to generate the logic rail, quiescent current draw will be ~20-40uA. Quiescent current draw is 2.5mA 400uA in future revisions at all voltages. One version will use a high voltage linear regulator to supply the logic circuitry, this one will be low cost.
FIREWORKS PROBLEM VISUAL LOGIC DRIVER
If this device attempted to do that, both the MOSFETs and the gate driver will popcorn from the negative transient. NO HOT SWAPPING (this is true of ALL antisparks) when installing, plug in the ESCs first, then plug in the battery, and do the exact reverse when uninstalling (unplug from battery first, wait for ESCs to turn off, unplug ESCs) Try to make sure everything is off when uninstalling.Beyond this, auto-turn-off gets finnicky, beyond 10,000uF, the MOSFET popcorns. Maximum output capacitance of 6,000uF.Very low quiescent current draw, more details on this below.Production versions will be around 30x30mm or 30x40mm.Don’t reprogam this thing unless I explicitly tell you to. Firmware updates or installing custom firmware is as easy as bodge wiring an arduino uno to the programming pins. OPTIONAL Momentary Pushbutton, 0.3s to turn off, 1s to turn off, holding it down will cycle it on, then off.With a heatsink, it will be able to handle 100A continuous without issues.There is a 10 second delay after it turns off.

This also means if you decide to coast for 20 minutes, or apply a constant throttle for 20 minutes, it will also turn off.

I also left one of these in my board for like two (three? some long ass time) months and it went from fully charged to 36V, It’s a lipo stack, and I suspect that the battery’s internal leakage is actually higher. Prototype testers reported no issues with the antispark draining the battery. I realized my mistake too late and after the first fab order was put in. There is a hardware revision for the V1 to get its current draw from 2.5mA down to 300-400uA, but it will most likely have to be implemented in future production runs. Flispky’s new smart antispark is an implementation of the V1.
