Powering module via ESC

[Tom]

Normally I buy a BEC and a balance lead (http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor ... Leads.html) from for example hobbyking. The BEC is connect directly to the balance connector of the battery. This makes it easy to switch batteries without having to adapt any connectors on the battery.

[lukasz]

Before I attached OSD module that already provides power to gluonpilot, I was using same solution as Tom.
1 battery to which I had attached ESC and separate BEC that powered gluonpilot and servos.

That solution was working just fine.

[cassini]

Before I attached OSD module that already provides power to gluonpilot, I was using same solution as Tom.
1 battery to which I had attached ESC and separate BEC that powered gluonpilot and servos.

That solution was working just fine.

battery ---> ESC ---> gluon's motor output channel
battery ---> BEC ---> gluon power (+ close jumper)

like this http://www.4-max.co.uk/pdf/How2wireupaUBEC.pdf ?

[Tom]

DON'T close the jumper if you use these 2 different 5V sources.

[cassini]

hmm, i meant for the | ESC -> gluon | connection only to have GND and signal wires. In that case, the jumper should be closed, right? Everything aside the motor powered through the separate BEC.

I've got lots of bits on the way so hopefully will get round to testing different combos soon!

[Tom]

You can close the jumper if you only use the ESC. Don't connect the ESC if you connect the FTDI cable. You'd already have a 5V power source so this would burn the module with the solder jumper closed!

[cassini]

ok thanks. So just to make sure, these three configs should work?

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/2985/18228400.png

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/3193/47043179.png

I would normally just use the ESC, but since this is a formal project I'm going to do some further testing.

[cassini]

red = power
black = gnd
green = signal

the thing on the right is the gluon pilot, with the 'link' representing the jumper connection.

and in the 3rd diagram the jumper is open

thanks

[Tom]

On the one with the BEC, the jumper should also be open!

[cassini]

hmmm i don't quite understand. Isn't the BEC in the ESC just being replaced with the separate one? There is still only one 5V supply...?

edit - although I suppose i might as well just use both BEC and open the jumper right?