saltylab-firmware/chassis/vesc_mount.scad
sl-mechanical af982bb575 feat: VESC dual ESC mount bracket (Issue #699)
3D-printable PETG cradle for FSESC 6.7 Pro Mini Dual on 2020 T-slot rail.
4x M5 T-nut mounting, open-top heatsink exposure, XT60/XT30/CAN cutouts,
floor grille and side louvre ventilation, M3 heat-set insert posts for
board retention. No supports required.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-20 16:26:07 -04:00

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// ============================================================
// vesc_mount.scad — FSESC 6.7 Pro Mini Dual ESC Mount Cradle
// Issue #699 / sl-mechanical 2026-03-17
// ============================================================
// Open-top tray for Flipsky FSESC 6.7 Pro Mini Dual (~100 × 68 × 28 mm).
// Attaches to 2020 aluminium T-slot rail via 4× M5 T-nuts
// (2× per rail, two parallel rails, 60 mm bolt spacing in X,
// 20 mm bolt spacing in Y matching 2020 slot pitch).
//
// Connector access:
// XT60 battery inputs — X end wall cutouts (2 connectors, side-by-side)
// XT30 motor outputs — Y+ and Y side wall cutouts (2 per side wall)
// CAN/UART terminal — X+ end wall cutout (screw terminal, wire exit)
//
// Ventilation:
// Open top face — heatsink fins fully exposed
// Floor grille slots — under-board airflow
// Side vent louvres — 4 slots on each Y± wall at heatsink height
//
// Retention: 4× M3 heat-set insert boss in floor — board screws down through
// ESC mounting holes via M3×8 FHCS. Board sits on 4 mm raised posts for
// under-board airflow.
//
// ⚠ VERIFY WITH CALIPERS BEFORE PRINTING:
// PCB_L, PCB_W board outline
// XT60_W, XT60_H XT60 shell at X edge
// XT30_W, XT30_H XT30 shells at Y± edges
// TERM_W, TERM_H CAN screw terminal at X+ edge
// MOUNT_X1/X2, MOUNT_Y1/Y2 ESC board mounting hole pattern
//
// Print settings (PETG):
// 3 perimeters, 40 % gyroid infill, no supports, 0.2 mm layer
// Print orientation: open face UP (as modelled)
//
// BOM:
// 4 × M5×10 BHCS + 4 × M5 slide-in T-nut (2020 rail)
// 4 × M3 heat-set insert (Voron-style, OD 4.5 mm × 4 mm deep)
// 4 × M3×8 FHCS (board retention)
//
// Export commands:
// openscad -D 'RENDER="mount"' -o vesc_mount.stl vesc_mount.scad
// openscad -D 'RENDER="assembly"' -o vesc_assembly.png vesc_mount.scad
// ============================================================
RENDER = "assembly"; // mount | assembly
$fn = 48;
EPS = 0.01;
// ── ⚠ Verify before printing ─────────────────────────────────
// FSESC 6.7 Pro Mini Dual PCB
PCB_L = 100.0; // board length (X: XT60 end → CAN terminal end)
PCB_W = 68.0; // board width (Y)
PCB_T = 2.0; // board thickness (incl. bottom-side components)
COMP_H = 26.0; // tallest component above board top face (heatsink ~26 mm)
// XT60 battery connectors at X end (2 connectors, side-by-side)
XT60_W = 16.0; // each XT60 shell width (Y)
XT60_H = 16.0; // each XT60 shell height (Z) above board surface
XT60_Z0 = 0.0; // connector bottom offset above board surface
// Y centres of each XT60 measured from PCB Y edge
XT60_Y1 = 16.0;
XT60_Y2 = 52.0;
// XT30 motor output connectors at Y± sides (2 per side)
XT30_W = 10.5; // each XT30 shell width (X span)
XT30_H = 12.0; // each XT30 shell height (Z) above board surface
XT30_Z0 = 0.5; // connector bottom offset above board surface
// X centres measured from PCB X edge (same layout both Y and Y+ sides)
XT30_X1 = 22.0;
XT30_X2 = 78.0;
// CAN / UART screw terminal block at X+ end (3-pos 3.5 mm pitch)
TERM_W = 14.0; // terminal block Y span
TERM_H = 10.0; // terminal block height above board surface
TERM_Z0 = 0.5; // terminal bottom offset above board surface
TERM_Y_CTR = PCB_W / 2;
// ── ESC board mounting hole pattern ──────────────────────────
// 4 corner holes, 4 mm inset from each PCB edge
MOUNT_INSET = 4.0;
MOUNT_X1 = MOUNT_INSET;
MOUNT_X2 = PCB_L - MOUNT_INSET;
MOUNT_Y1 = MOUNT_INSET;
MOUNT_Y2 = PCB_W - MOUNT_INSET;
M3_INSERT_OD = 4.6; // Voron M3 heat-set insert press-fit OD
M3_INSERT_H = 4.0; // insert depth
M3_CLEAR_D = 3.4; // M3 clearance bore below insert
// ── Cradle geometry ──────────────────────────────────────────
WALL_T = 2.8; // side / end wall thickness
FLOOR_T = 4.5; // floor plate thickness (fits M5 BHCS head pocket)
POST_H = 4.0; // standoff post height (board lifts off floor for airflow)
CL_SIDE = 0.35; // Y clearance per side
CL_END = 0.40; // X clearance per end
INN_W = PCB_W + 2*CL_SIDE;
INN_L = PCB_L + 2*CL_END;
INN_H = POST_H + PCB_T + COMP_H + 1.5;
OTR_W = INN_W + 2*WALL_T;
OTR_L = INN_L + 2*WALL_T;
OTR_H = FLOOR_T + INN_H;
PCB_X0 = WALL_T + CL_END;
PCB_Y0 = WALL_T + CL_SIDE;
PCB_Z0 = FLOOR_T + POST_H;
// ── M5 T-nut mount (2020 rail) ────────────────────────────────
// 4 bolts: 2 columns (X) × 2 rows (Y), centred on body
M5_D = 5.3;
M5_HEAD_D = 9.5;
M5_HEAD_H = 3.0;
M5_SPAC_X = 60.0; // X bolt spacing
M5_SPAC_Y = 20.0; // Y bolt spacing (2020 T-slot pitch)
// ── Floor ventilation grille ──────────────────────────────────
GRILLE_SLOT_W = 4.0;
GRILLE_SLOT_T = FLOOR_T - 1.5;
GRILLE_PITCH = 10.0;
GRILLE_X0 = WALL_T + 14;
GRILLE_X_LEN = OTR_L - 2*WALL_T - 28;
GRILLE_N = floor((INN_W - 10) / GRILLE_PITCH);
// ── Side vent louvres on Y± walls ────────────────────────────
LOUV_H = 5.0;
LOUV_W = 12.0;
LOUV_Z = FLOOR_T + POST_H + PCB_T + 4.0; // mid-heatsink height
LOUV_N = 4;
LOUV_PITCH = (OTR_L - 2*WALL_T - 20) / max(LOUV_N - 1, 1);
// ── CAN wire strain relief bosses (X+ end) ───────────────────
SR_BOSS_OD = 7.0;
SR_BOSS_H = 6.0;
SR_SLOT_W = 3.5;
SR_SLOT_T = 2.2;
SR_Y1 = WALL_T + INN_W * 0.25;
SR_Y2 = WALL_T + INN_W * 0.75;
SR_X = OTR_L - WALL_T - SR_BOSS_OD/2 - 2.5;
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
module m3_insert_boss() {
// Solid post with heat-set insert bore from top
post_h = FLOOR_T + POST_H;
difference() {
cylinder(d = M3_INSERT_OD + 3.2, h = post_h);
// Insert bore from top
translate([0, 0, post_h - M3_INSERT_H])
cylinder(d = M3_INSERT_OD, h = M3_INSERT_H + EPS);
// Clearance bore from bottom
translate([0, 0, -EPS])
cylinder(d = M3_CLEAR_D, h = post_h - M3_INSERT_H + EPS);
}
}
module vesc_mount() {
difference() {
union() {
// Main body
cube([OTR_L, OTR_W, OTR_H]);
// M3 insert bosses at board mounting corners
for (mx = [MOUNT_X1, MOUNT_X2])
for (my = [MOUNT_Y1, MOUNT_Y2])
translate([PCB_X0 + mx, PCB_Y0 + my, 0])
m3_insert_boss();
// CAN strain relief bosses on X+ end
for (sy = [SR_Y1, SR_Y2])
translate([SR_X, sy, 0])
cylinder(d = SR_BOSS_OD, h = SR_BOSS_H);
}
// ── Interior cavity (open top) ─────────────────────────
translate([WALL_T, WALL_T, FLOOR_T])
cube([INN_L, INN_W, INN_H + EPS]);
// ── XT60 cutouts at X end (2 connectors) ──────────────
for (yc = [XT60_Y1, XT60_Y2])
translate([-EPS,
PCB_Y0 + yc - (XT60_W + 2.0)/2,
PCB_Z0 + XT60_Z0 - 0.5])
cube([WALL_T + 2*EPS, XT60_W + 2.0, XT60_H + 3.0]);
// ── XT30 cutouts at Y side (2 connectors) ─────────────
for (xc = [XT30_X1, XT30_X2])
translate([PCB_X0 + xc - (XT30_W + 2.0)/2,
-EPS,
PCB_Z0 + XT30_Z0 - 0.5])
cube([XT30_W + 2.0, WALL_T + 2*EPS, XT30_H + 3.0]);
// ── XT30 cutouts at Y+ side (2 connectors) ─────────────
for (xc = [XT30_X1, XT30_X2])
translate([PCB_X0 + xc - (XT30_W + 2.0)/2,
OTR_W - WALL_T - EPS,
PCB_Z0 + XT30_Z0 - 0.5])
cube([XT30_W + 2.0, WALL_T + 2*EPS, XT30_H + 3.0]);
// ── CAN terminal cutout at X+ end ──────────────────────
translate([OTR_L - WALL_T - EPS,
PCB_Y0 + TERM_Y_CTR - (TERM_W + 3.0)/2,
PCB_Z0 + TERM_Z0 - 0.5])
cube([WALL_T + 2*EPS, TERM_W + 3.0, TERM_H + 5.0]);
// ── Floor ventilation grille ───────────────────────────
for (i = [0 : GRILLE_N - 1]) {
sy = WALL_T + 5 + i * GRILLE_PITCH;
translate([GRILLE_X0, sy, -EPS])
cube([GRILLE_X_LEN, GRILLE_SLOT_W, GRILLE_SLOT_T + EPS]);
}
// ── Side vent louvres — Y wall ────────────────────────
for (i = [0 : LOUV_N - 1]) {
lx = WALL_T + 10 + i * LOUV_PITCH;
translate([lx, -EPS, LOUV_Z])
cube([LOUV_W, WALL_T + 2*EPS, LOUV_H]);
}
// ── Side vent louvres — Y+ wall ────────────────────────
for (i = [0 : LOUV_N - 1]) {
lx = WALL_T + 10 + i * LOUV_PITCH;
translate([lx, OTR_W - WALL_T - EPS, LOUV_Z])
cube([LOUV_W, WALL_T + 2*EPS, LOUV_H]);
}
// ── M5 BHCS head pockets (4 bolts, bottom face) ────────
for (mx = [OTR_L/2 - M5_SPAC_X/2, OTR_L/2 + M5_SPAC_X/2])
for (my = [OTR_W/2 - M5_SPAC_Y/2, OTR_W/2 + M5_SPAC_Y/2])
translate([mx, my, -EPS]) {
cylinder(d = M5_D, h = FLOOR_T + 2*EPS);
cylinder(d = M5_HEAD_D, h = M5_HEAD_H + EPS);
}
// ── Zip-tie slots through CAN strain relief bosses ─────
for (sy = [SR_Y1, SR_Y2])
translate([SR_X, sy, SR_BOSS_H/2 - SR_SLOT_T/2])
rotate([0, 90, 0])
cube([SR_SLOT_T, SR_SLOT_W, SR_BOSS_OD + 2*EPS],
center = true);
// ── Weight-relief pocket in floor underside ─────────────
translate([WALL_T + 16, WALL_T + 6, -EPS])
cube([OTR_L - 2*WALL_T - 32, OTR_W - 2*WALL_T - 12,
FLOOR_T - 2.0 + EPS]);
}
}
// ── Assembly preview ─────────────────────────────────────────
if (RENDER == "assembly") {
color("DimGray", 0.93) vesc_mount();
// Phantom PCB
color("ForestGreen", 0.30)
translate([PCB_X0, PCB_Y0, PCB_Z0])
cube([PCB_L, PCB_W, PCB_T]);
// Phantom heatsink / component block
color("SlateGray", 0.22)
translate([PCB_X0, PCB_Y0, PCB_Z0 + PCB_T])
cube([PCB_L, PCB_W, COMP_H]);
// XT60 connector highlights (X end)
for (yc = [XT60_Y1, XT60_Y2])
color("Gold", 0.85)
translate([-2,
PCB_Y0 + yc - XT60_W/2,
PCB_Z0 + XT60_Z0])
cube([WALL_T + 3, XT60_W, XT60_H]);
// XT30 connector highlights — Y side
for (xc = [XT30_X1, XT30_X2])
color("OrangeRed", 0.80)
translate([PCB_X0 + xc - XT30_W/2,
-2,
PCB_Z0 + XT30_Z0])
cube([XT30_W, WALL_T + 3, XT30_H]);
// XT30 connector highlights — Y+ side
for (xc = [XT30_X1, XT30_X2])
color("OrangeRed", 0.80)
translate([PCB_X0 + xc - XT30_W/2,
OTR_W - WALL_T - 1,
PCB_Z0 + XT30_Z0])
cube([XT30_W, WALL_T + 3, XT30_H]);
// CAN terminal highlight
color("Tomato", 0.75)
translate([OTR_L - WALL_T - 1,
PCB_Y0 + TERM_Y_CTR - TERM_W/2,
PCB_Z0 + TERM_Z0])
cube([WALL_T + 3, TERM_W, TERM_H]);
} else {
vesc_mount();
}