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Version 7.1 by Coleman Benson on 2021/11/16 14:00
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Coleman Benson 7.1 8 |(% colspan="4" %)**1. Set the Sabertooth DIP Switches**
Coleman Benson 5.1 9 |(% style="width:35px" %) |(% style="text-align:center; width:350px" %)Sabertooth 2 x 12A Standard|(% style="width:35px" %) |**Typical Setup**
Eric Nantel 3.1 10 | |(% colspan="1" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)[[image:rover-kits.a4wd3-wheeled.a4wd3-wheeled-quickstart.a4wd3-wheeled-setup.WebHome@Sabertooth-2x12-Switches.png||alt="dip-switch-example.jpg"]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)1|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)OFF (Enable RC Mode)
Eric Nantel 1.1 11 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)2|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)ON (Enable RC Mode)
12 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)3|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)OFF (Lithium Battery Mode)
13 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)4|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)ON (Enable Mixing Mode)
14 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)5|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)ON (Disable Exponential)
15 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)6|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)OFF (Disable Timeout)
Coleman Benson 7.1 16 | |(% colspan="3" rowspan="1" %)More Info: [[Sabertooth 2x12 - Dip Switch Wizard>>https://www.dimensionengineering.com/datasheets/SabertoothDIPWizard/start.htm]]
17 | |(% colspan="3" rowspan="1" %)More Info: [[Sabertooth 2x12 - User Guide>>https://www.dimensionengineering.com/datasheets/Sabertooth2x12.pdf]]
Eric Nantel 1.1 18 |(% colspan="4" %)**2. Connect the battery**
19 |(% colspan="4" %)**3. Enjoy**
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Eric Nantel 1.1 24 (% style="width:710px" %)
Coleman Benson 7.1 25 |(% colspan="4" %)**1. Set the Sabertooth DIP Switches**
Coleman Benson 5.1 26 |(% style="width:35px" %) |(% style="text-align:center; width:350px" %)Sabertooth 2 x 12A Standard|(% style="width:35px" %) |(% style="text-align:center" %)**Typical Setup**
Eric Nantel 4.1 27 | |(% colspan="1" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)[[image:rover-kits.a4wd3-wheeled.a4wd3-wheeled-quickstart.a4wd3-wheeled-setup.WebHome@Sabertooth-2x12-Switches.png||alt="dip-switch-example.jpg"]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)1|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)OFF (Enable RC Mode)
Eric Nantel 1.1 28 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)2|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)ON (Enable RC Mode)
29 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)3|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)OFF (Lithium Battery Mode)
30 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)4|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)ON (Enable Mixing Mode)
31 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)5|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)ON (Disable Exponential)
32 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)6|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)OFF (Disable Timeout)
Coleman Benson 5.1 33 | |(% colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:middle" %)More Info: [[Sabertooth 2x12 - Dip Switch Wizard>>https://www.dimensionengineering.com/datasheets/SabertoothDIPWizard/start.htm]]
34 | |(% colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:middle" %)More Info: [[Sabertooth 2x12 - User Guide>>https://www.dimensionengineering.com/datasheets/Sabertooth2x12.pdf]]
Eric Nantel 1.1 35 |(% colspan="4" %)**2. Connect the Sabertooth to your Microcontroller**
36 | |(% colspan="1" rowspan="9" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %){{lightbox image="https://www.robotshop.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/rover-kits/a4wd3-wheeled/a4wd3-wheeled-quickstart/a4wd3-wheeled-setup/WebHome/BBU-01-to-Sabertooth.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
37 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)[[image:[email protected]||alt="SQUARE-Blue.png"]]|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)__No Jumper__ to isolate the middle row and avoid conflicts
38 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)[[image:[email protected]||alt="SQUARE-Blue.png"]]|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)Ground or 0V
39 | |(% 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
40 | |(% 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
41 | |(% 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 #2 (if equipped)
42 | |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)[[image:[email protected]]]|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)To "S2" on Sabertooth #2 (if equipped)
43 | |(% 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
44 | |(% 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
Coleman Benson 6.1 45 | |(% colspan="1" style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)More Info: [[BotBoarduino User Manual>>http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/html/build185.htm]]|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %) |(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)
Coleman Benson 5.1 46 |(% colspan="4" %)**3. Upload your code**
47 | |(% colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:middle" %)Sample Code: [[Lynxmotion GitHub - Arduino A4WD3 Examples>>https://github.com/Lynxmotion/Rovers/tree/master/A4WD3]]
Eric Nantel 1.1 48 |(% colspan="4" %)**4. Connect the battery**
49 |(% colspan="4" %)**5. Enjoy**
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