Get started

Pick the path that matches what you have on the bench: a HardFOC board, or a chip and your own MCU.

You have	Start with	Then
A Vortex V1 motor controller	Vortex V1: flash a HAL example, then the product firmware	CANopen, configuration, the HAL managers
A Flux V1 valve controller	Flux V1: flash a HAL example	The valve and ADC managers
A chip from the driver list and any MCU	A chip driver on your MCU	The driver's own quickstart and porting guide

Every path needs the same tools:

Tool	Version	Notes
ESP-IDF	5.5	The boards' firmware and the ESP32 examples; each repository says which release it pins
Git	with submodules	Every layer is a submodule of the one above it
A C++ compiler	C++17 or C++20, as the repository says	For a driver on another MCU, your own toolchain
Python 3	3.10 or newer	Only to build documentation locally

Power

Bring a new board up on a current-limited bench supply, with the motor or valves unloaded.