WAS is now very easy, use TM171 or BNO85 as WAS sensor

This is the version that should work on the v4 board in all combinations. Keya/Cytron, 2xTM/2xBNO/TM+BNO/TM+analog/BNO+analog
Tested on the table so far.
Serial7 = GPS
Serial2 = TM171 IMU
Serial3 = TM171/BNO WAS
Serial5 = BNO IMU
If serial3 is connected, read the angle from the TM171/BNO; if not, read the angle from the analog sensor.
AIO_ALL.hex.zip (372 KB)

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I have some questions about this system:
Which pins on the Tensy do serial3 correspond to? Do these pins have direct communication with the 23-pin ampersial connector on the AIO 4x board?

Another question is, if I use a BNO085, can I make the communication directly from the SDA and SCL to the Tensy, even with a wire distance of 2.5 meters? (With the little knowledge I have, it seems that this will not work)
I really didn’t understand how this part works. Or maybe I’ll need a Qwiicbus board to make the communication?

There are three free AMP pins on the board - you need to solder a cable from serial3 (RTK Radio) to P11/P12/P13.
In the BNO, change it to RVC mode(connect P0 to 3.3V). Then you have SDA pin for TX.

I figured out how to transform the BNO085 into RCV mode; would it be done as shown in this image?

To power the BNO, could I use the same cable that currently powers the wheel sensor?
VCC 5V
GND
And I would use the signal cable from the sensor to the SDA/TX, should that work?

I didn’t quite understand the part about connecting to the Tensy. Can I connect the SDA/TX that returns from the BNO directly to a pin on the Tensy? I know that the amp23 connector has 3 pins that go directly to Tensy pins, A12, A13, and A14. Can I use one of these for the SDA/TX return?

You can use the 5V and GND from an analog sensor.
The cable should be shielded – you can try one, but you might encounter problems.
You can do something like this and connect to p13:

I already use a shielded cable for WAS, similar to this one:

It’s not possible to directly use the connector pin that provides access to the Tensy pins to connect the IMU’s SDA/TX signal? From the photo you sent me, how does the IMU signal reach that RTK in pin?

P13 connects directly to P13 on ampseal plug,
Serial 3 is the RTK radio pin

So let me see if I understand correctly, using this image as a base, the signal enters through the ampersial connector and goes to that P13 pin next to the Tensy board, and from that pin I make a connection to the RTK in pin, which is Serial 3?
If that’s correct, I understand now.

Basically, the immune signal follows this path?

I was confusing things; I thought I should supply the IMU signal directly to a pin on the Tensy board.

Yes you are correct, the rtk in connects to the teensy

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Today I had time to work on this. I used the code you provided, but it didn’t work. The wheel sensor values ​​were unstable, and the tractor wheels were spinning uncontrollably within the application. I’d like to add the video here, but I couldn’t.
I used the code that’s outside the macOS folder; I couldn’t write the code inside the Tensy folder using Config o Matic.
The IMU on the board also didn’t work. Do I need to switch to RCV mode as well?
Could this be causing the problem?




yes, BNO on board should be in RVC mode.

And how do I do that?
Do I need to solder that jumper


and connect the 3.3V to the PO ?

Do I need to do anything else?

can TM 171 be used as IMU in ONLY CAN PCB?
what kind of material should be used for this?