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30 30  |(% colspan="4" %)**4. Connect the battery**
31 31  |(% colspan="4" %)**5. Enjoy**
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36 +|(% colspan="3" %)The following steps are described for the Lynxmotion BotBoarduino microcontroller and Dimension Engineering Sabertooth 2x12A DC motor controller. Note that the DIP switch setup for other Sabertooth motor controllers may not be the same. Should you have selected a different microcontroller, FPGA or single board computer, or a different motor controller, it is your responsibility to read the user guide and understand the electronic setup, connections and power requirements.
37 +|(% colspan="3" %)**1. Set the Sabertooth DIP Switches**
38 +|(% style="text-align:center; width:250px" %)Sabertooth 2 x 12A Standard|(% style="width:35px" %) |(% style="text-align:center" %)**Typical Setup**
39 +|(% colspan="1" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)[[image:[email protected]]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)1|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)OFF (Enable RC Mode)
40 +|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)2|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)ON (Enable RC Mode)
41 +|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)3|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)OFF (Lithium Battery Mode)
42 +|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)4|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)ON (Enable Mixing Mode)
43 +|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)5|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)ON (Disable Exponential)
44 +|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)6|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)OFF (Disable Timeout)
45 +|(% colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:middle" %)(((
46 +More Info:
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48 +* [[Sabertooth 2x12 - Dip Switch Wizard>>https://www.dimensionengineering.com/datasheets/SabertoothDIPWizard/start.htm]]
49 +* [[Sabertooth 2x12 - User Guide>>https://www.dimensionengineering.com/datasheets/Sabertooth2x12.pdf]]
50 +)))
51 +|(% colspan="3" %)**2. Connect the Sabertooth to your Microcontroller**
52 +|(% colspan="1" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %){{lightbox image="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/rover-kits/WebHome/BBU-01-Sabertooth-Wiring-2.png"/}}|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)[[image:[email protected]||alt="SQUARE-Blue.png" height="18" width="18"]]|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)__Jumper on "VS"__ to use the Sabertooth as the power source for the BotBoarduino
53 +|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)[[image:[email protected]||alt="SQUARE-Blue.png"]]|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)Ground or 0V
54 +|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)[[image:[email protected]||alt="SQUARE-Blue.png"]]|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)To "S1" on Sabertooth #1
55 +|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)[[image:[email protected]||alt="SQUARE-Blue.png"]]|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)To "S2" on Sabertooth #1
56 +|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)[[image:[email protected]||alt="SQUARE-Blue.png"]]|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)__Jumper on "Ext"__ to power the BotBoarduino from the Sabertooth 5V regulator
57 +|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)[[image:[email protected]||alt="SQUARE-Blue.png"]]|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)__Jumper on "VL = VS"__ to link the two together
58 +|(% colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)More Info: [[BotBoarduino User Manual>>http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/html/build185.htm]]
59 +|(% colspan="3" style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)**3. Connect the main battery (required to power the BotBoarduino)**
60 +|(% colspan="3" %)(((
61 +**3. Upload your code**
62 +
63 +* [[Lynxmotion GitHub - Arduino A4WD3 Examples>>https://github.com/Lynxmotion/Rovers/tree/master/A4WD3]]
64 +)))
65 +|(% colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:middle" %)(((
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67 +)))
68 +|(% colspan="3" %)
69 +|(% colspan="3" %)**5. Enjoy**
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