Controls Simulation Board

Controls Simulation Board

This page will provide an overview of everything on the current iteration of the Controls Simulation Board, including both features in-use as well as deprecated features and reasoning behind deprecation.

 

Full Schematic: 

Board Layout:

 

All of the components of this board can be found on the main page

 

Section

Schematic View

Layout View (attention to highlighted section)

What does this do?

Section

Schematic View

Layout View (attention to highlighted section)

What does this do?

Motor Contactors

  • diodes indicate if motor contactors are on

  • basically if the motor successfully went through its precharge sequence (Motor Precharge) and is on (Motor Main)

Array Contactors

  • diodes indicate if the array contactors are on

  • basically if the array successfully went through its precharge sequence (Array Precharge) and is on (Array Main)

Accelerator Pot

  • what the physical component actually looks like^ 

  • as the name suggests, this is the potentiometer for the accelerator

  • aka the simulation accelerator pedal

  • we can simulate varying acceleration values with it by sliding the nob

Brake Button

  • what the physical component actually looks like on the board^

  • as the name suggests, this is the button for the brake

  • aka the simulation brake pedal

  • we can simulate "stepping on the brake" by just pressing the button

Rotary Switch

  • what the physical component actually looks like on the board^

  • for the simulation of the ignition sequence of the car

  • Ignition sequence proceeds in following order:

    • OFF

    • LOW_V: Low voltage systems ON

    • IGN_1: ARR_ON (array)

    • IGN_2: MOTOR_ON