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ESP system with BTS7960 IBT_2

Posted by: SchmidtGundersen - 07-04-2026, 05:04 PM - Forum: DIY Project - Replies (3)

Hello, I have an issue, maybe you guys can help me. I have bought a BTS7960 IBT_2 to control a motor (12v Linear actuator). But I have problems with the KC868-A6, not booting up correctly (Does not enable wifi, does not get online on HomeESP in Home Assistant) if I have added the BTS7960 IBT_2 from VCC to 3.3V port. I believe it might be because the BTS7960 IBT_2 need 5V and this puts to much load on the KC868-A6 to boot up correctly? Do you know if this issue, and do you know if my suspicion is correct. (If I connect the VCC to 3.3V after it has booted up and is active on wifi, it works fine with the motor)
From what I understand about the BTS7960 IBT_2, is that it should also with with 3.3V

To clearfy I am using KC868-A6-V1.4SP

Thanks!

Firmware for KCS 868 A8 v 1.7 board

Posted by: zali - 07-03-2026, 03:10 PM - Forum: KC868-A series and Uair Smart Controller - Replies (3)

Hi support,

I have a KC868 A8, after watching your video on Youtube I downloaded firmware KCS_KC868_A8_V1.9.1 and KCS_KC868_A8_V2.2.20. I am able to flash both versions but it doesn't show all option on its webpage or incomplete options. fx. I don't see the option to bind input and output port together.
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difficulty writing to SD CARD

Posted by: martinlotz - 07-01-2026, 09:07 PM - Forum: KC868-A16v3 - Replies (2)

Good Day,

I do not know what I am doing wrong:

I am trying to test my SD CARD on the a16v3 . I used your code in the arduino source code - "How to use SD CARD".

The code writes the hello.txt file to SD but deletes it afterwards. I would like to confirm that the file was written by inserting the SD CARD into my computer and see the file.

So I commented out the delete function but I do not see the file on my SD CARD .. any Idea what I might be doing wrong?

This is my serial monitor message I get without the delete function:

SD Card Type: SDHC
SD Card Size: 29820MB
Writing file: /hello.txt
File written
Appending to file: /hello.txt
Message appended
Reading file: /hello.txt
Read from file: Hello World!
1048576 bytes read for 653 ms
1048576 bytes written for 740 ms
Total space: 29805MB
Used space: 6MB

I use a 32GB SD CARD and did format it to FAT32 with Allocation Unit Size - 32 kb.

I also included the updated code below where I removed the delete function if that helps.

I appreciate any help as I am lost.

Code:
*

* Made by KinCony IoT: https://www.kincony.com

*

* SD Card File Operations

*

* This program demonstrates basic file operations on an SD card using the ESP32.

* It includes functionality to:

* - Initialize and test the SD card

* - Read from, write to, append to, and delete files on the SD card

* - Measure file read and write performance

*

* Hardware Connections:

* - SCK: GPIO 13

* - MISO: GPIO 14

* - MOSI: GPIO 12

* - CS: GPIO 11

*/

#include "FS.h"

#include "SD.h"

#include "SPI.h"

// Pin definitions for SD card

#define SCK  13

#define MISO 14

#define MOSI 12

#define CS   11

/**

* @brief Reads the contents of a file from the SD card and prints it to the serial monitor.

*

* @param fs File system to use (in this case, SD).

* @param path Path of the file to read.

*/

void readFile(fs::FS &fs, const char * path) {

  Serial.printf("Reading file: %s\n", path);

  File file = fs.open(path);

  if (!file) {

    Serial.println("Failed to open file for reading");

    return;

  }

  Serial.print("Read from file: ");

  while (file.available()) {

    Serial.print((char)file.read());

  }

  file.close();

}

/**

* @brief Writes a message to a file on the SD card.

*

* @param fs File system to use (in this case, SD).

* @param path Path of the file to write.

* @param message Message to write to the file.

*/

void writeFile(fs::FS &fs, const char * path, const char * message) {

  Serial.printf("Writing file: %s\n", path);

  File file = fs.open(path, FILE_WRITE);

  if (!file) {

    Serial.println("Failed to open file for writing");

    return;

  }

  if (file.print(message)) {

    Serial.println("File written");

  } else {

    Serial.println("Write failed");

  }

  file.close();

}

/**

* @brief Appends a message to a file on the SD card.

*

* @param fs File system to use (in this case, SD).

* @param path Path of the file to append.

* @param message Message to append to the file.

*/

void appendFile(fs::FS &fs, const char * path, const char * message) {

  Serial.printf("Appending to file: %s\n", path);

  File file = fs.open(path, FILE_APPEND);

  if (!file) {

    Serial.println("Failed to open file for appending");

    return;

  }

  if (file.print(message)) {

    Serial.println("Message appended");

  } else {

    Serial.println("Append failed");

  }

  file.close();

}

/**

* @brief Deletes a file from the SD card.

*

* @param fs File system to use (in this case, SD).

* @param path Path of the file to delete.

*/

//void deleteFile(fs::FS &fs, const char * path) {

//  Serial.printf("Deleting file: %s\n", path);

//  if (fs.remove(path)) {

//    Serial.println("File deleted");

//  } else {

//    Serial.println("Delete failed");

//  }

//}

/**

* @brief Tests file read and write performance.

*

* @param fs File system to use (in this case, SD).

* @param path Path of the file to test.

*/

void testFileIO(fs::FS &fs, const char * path) {

  File file = fs.open(path);

  static uint8_t buf[512];

  size_t len = 0;

  uint32_t start = millis();

  uint32_t end = start;

  if (file) {

    len = file.size();

    size_t flen = len;

    start = millis();

    while (len) {

      size_t toRead = len;

      if (toRead > 512) {

        toRead = 512;

      }

      file.read(buf, toRead);

      len -= toRead;

    }

    end = millis() - start;

    Serial.printf("%u bytes read for %u ms\n", flen, end);

    file.close();

  } else {

    Serial.println("Failed to open file for reading");

  }

  file = fs.open(path, FILE_WRITE);

  if (!file) {

    Serial.println("Failed to open file for writing");

    return;

  }

  size_t i;

  start = millis();

  for (i = 0; i < 2048; i++) {

    file.write(buf, 512);

  }

  end = millis() - start;

  Serial.printf("%u bytes written for %u ms\n", 2048 * 512, end);

  file.close();

}

void setup() {

  // Initialize serial communication

  Serial.begin(115200);

  // Initialize SPI and SD card

  SPIClass spi = SPIClass(HSPI);

  spi.begin(SCK, MISO, MOSI, CS);

  if (!SD.begin(CS, spi, 80000000)) {

    Serial.println("Card Mount Failed");

    return;

  }

  uint8_t cardType = SD.cardType();

  if (cardType == CARD_NONE) {

    Serial.println("No SD card attached");

    return;

  }

  Serial.print("SD Card Type: ");

  if (cardType == CARD_MMC) {

    Serial.println("MMC");

  } else if (cardType == CARD_SD) {

    Serial.println("SDSC");

  } else if (cardType == CARD_SDHC) {

    Serial.println("SDHC");

  } else {

    Serial.println("UNKNOWN");

  }

  uint64_t cardSize = SD.cardSize() / (1024 * 1024);

  Serial.printf("SD Card Size: %lluMB\n", cardSize);

  delay(2000);

  // Perform file operations

  //deleteFile(SD, "/hello.txt");

  writeFile(SD, "/hello.txt", "Hello ");

  appendFile(SD, "/hello.txt", "World!\n");

  readFile(SD, "/hello.txt");

  testFileIO(SD, "/test.txt");

  Serial.printf("Total space: %lluMB\n", SD.totalBytes() / (1024 * 1024));

  Serial.printf("Used space: %lluMB\n", SD.usedBytes() / (1024 * 1024));

}

void loop() {

  // No operation in loop

}

Can't make AC868-A6 V1.4Sp work with Arduino IDE

Posted by: JL_M_88 - 07-01-2026, 07:55 PM - Forum: N30 - Replies (3)

I just acquired an AC868-A6 V1.4 board from Aliexpress.

I downloaded the lastest KCS_KC868_A6_V2.2.20.bin firmware in it

I want to give a try to Arduino IDE.
I found some ''demo programs'' on the site, such as the one below: (by the way the comment ''Blink Led on PIN0 isn't appropriate !!!)
Selected ESP32Dev Module board type
I can compile and download the program.
After downloading the program, the ESP32 will keep reseting indefintely ...
getting this message in the serial monitor:

rst:0x8 (TG1WDT_SYS_RESET),boot:0x17 (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
configsip: 0, SPIWP:0xee
clk_drv:0x00,q_drv:0x00,d_drv:0x00,cs0_drv:0x00,hd_drv:0x00,wp_drv:0x00
mode Big Grin IO, clock div:1
load:0x3fff0030,len:4876
ho 0 tail 12 room 4
load:0x40078000,len:16560
load:0x40080400,len:3500
entry 0x400805b4
ets Jul 29 2019 12:21:46

Any idea about what can be wrong there ?

Thanks

JL

/*
Blink led on PIN0
by Mischianti Renzo <http://www.mischianti.org>
https://www.mischianti.org/2019/01/02/pc...asy-usage/
*/
#include "Arduino.h"
#include "PCF8574.h"
// Set i2c address
PCF8574 pcf8574(0x24);
void setup()
{
Wire.begin(12, 11); // SDA: GPIO12, SCL: GPIO11
Serial.begin(115200);
// delay(1000);
// Set pinMode to OUTPUT
pcf8574.pinMode(P0, OUTPUT);
pcf8574.pinMode(P1, OUTPUT);
pcf8574.pinMode(P2, OUTPUT);
pcf8574.pinMode(P3, OUTPUT);
pcf8574.pinMode(P4, OUTPUT);
pcf8574.pinMode(P5, OUTPUT);
pcf8574.digitalWrite(P0, HIGH);
pcf8574.digitalWrite(P1, HIGH);
pcf8574.digitalWrite(P2, HIGH);
pcf8574.digitalWrite(P3, HIGH);
pcf8574.digitalWrite(P4, HIGH);
pcf8574.digitalWrite(P5, HIGH);
Serial.print("Init pcf8574...");
if (pcf8574.begin()){
Serial.println("OK");
}else{
Serial.println("KO");
}
}
void loop()
{
delay(300);
pcf8574.digitalWrite(P0, LOW);
delay(300);
pcf8574.digitalWrite(P1, LOW);
delay(300);
pcf8574.digitalWrite(P2, LOW);
delay(300);
pcf8574.digitalWrite(P3, LOW);
delay(300);
pcf8574.digitalWrite(P4, LOW);
delay(300);
pcf8574.digitalWrite(P5, HIGH);
delay(300);
pcf8574.digitalWrite(P4, HIGH);
delay(300);
pcf8574.digitalWrite(P5, LOW)
}

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