I have it set to cytron.
The way I have it wired is as follows:
Dir - Dir
PWM 1 - PWM
GND - GND
That was the first thing i checked though
And you did upload from arduino ino at first and then load changes from AOG later.
Does the nano work (can it do the blink program.
Sorry but it is too late so you won’t hear more from me till tomorrow.
Yes I loaded the program in and than sent the changes from aog after.
And the nano does work
Thanks for helping btw
What are you turning on that makes it starts steering?
The entire box
Like I have the on off switch permanently crossed
I just plug it in and it starts steering
One of the problems I think there’s a slim chance that it is is that AUX 1 and AUX 2 were crossed
I uncrossed it but the tractor is at the tire shop now so I can’t know if it fixed it. I doubt that’s the problem though because it makes very little sense that that would have any effect on it
I’m not sure what AUX 1/2 are. If my memory is correct, the only aux IO are for the ADS’s extra inputs. What happened if you unplugged the jumper from the Arduino’s PWM output to the Cytron?
It stopped steering
Try connecting one pin at a time to the Cytron starting with gnd, then direction. Make sure you’re connecting the correct ones.
I don’t have the tractor rn but I’ll try that when it gets back
New development on this issue
I went to the tire shop and did some more tests
It still does the same thing but when I tell it it has an ibt_2 it stops having that problem
Time to tell us what AOG version, and exact name and date of autosteer ino you are using.
you can testdrive in sim and measure output to the dir, pwm1 and pwm2 when driving on A B line and activating turn to left or right and at same time watching ACT SET and Err in autosteer configuration or the steer chart. PWM is at bottom of autosteer configuration.
The tractor is still at the tire shop and I’m gone for the next 3 days so I’ll let you know then.
Hello,
I am running in the same issue (I can get motors only running in 1 direction, only max (configured) PWM output, the sensor input is working well but the PWM output and direction seem not to take it into account) I am using the “test drive” button in the autosteer config menu to test. When I switch steering direction in the settings the motors run in the opposite direction so the cytron is working well I think…
Is your problem solved, and how did you solve it? changing the “cytron” setting to “IBT2” seems not logic as a solution to me…
Thanks a lot!
FYI: I am using
AGOpenGPS v4.3.10
Arduino: Autosteer_USB_4.3.10
PCB V2
To make sure I understand you correctly. When the red Rijd button is green, then you can make motor run in both directions by pressing the right and left arrows? Also you should add more min PWM
Is your WAS properly mounted and centered?
Check that the red LED, MA and MB are lighting as you switch direction and increase error. If they are, check output voltage for both directions. If LED’s are not switching, check connection fron Dir pin. Dir pin should have voltage for one direction, and none for the other.
Please post results
As you are new, we don’t know how much you have been reading before joining. But this could be a place : Troubleshooting steer motor not moving - #16 by Larsvest
Also check the video : Setting up Autosteer - Hardware & Software - YouTube
Also be aware that when using autosteer you must drive faster than 1 km/h before program allows output to cytron.
But test drive should work when standing still.
Dear all,
When the ‘rijd’ button is green, the motor is spinning in 1direction, no mather what the error signal is. Only way to change the direction is setting the ‘invert steering direction’ option. Pwm value is constant. WAS is working fine. On the cytron board, the MA and MB led are lighting in the way the motor is running. When i set the invert steering direction, the other LED is lit. I’ve read half of the forum allready ( 
), is first time I need help so that’s why I look new…
I made a screen capturing movie of test drive on tractor with motor disconnected from steering wheel, see https://wetransfer.com/downloads/7a36be9e9f42625939750ec0928d6ab720201119192254/b9da20c55b8881aab43ec9ab5d7f8ffc20201119192335/cf0613
Thanks a lot for your help or ideas!
I think I found the mistake. the slide bar for offset zero position was not big enough for me, and difficult to adapt sensor position so I wanted to make the effect of this slider 10 times bigger in het arduino code. There I did it on the wrong place I think, which might explain the strange unexpected behaviour. Cannot test anymore today, will let you know the result one of the next days…
indeed, my software adaptation was wrong, now everything is working fine! Thanks a lot to all involved in the AG Open Gps, I hope one day I’ll find the time for some active contribution…
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