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8 -|(% colspan="4" %)The following steps are described for the Dimension Engineering Sabertooth 2x12A DC motor controller. Note that the DIP switch setup for other Sabertooth motor controllers may not be the same and as such it is your responsibility to read the user guide and understand the electronic setup, connections and power requirements for the electronics you purchased.
9 9  |(% colspan="4" %)**1. Set the Sabertooth DIP Switches for your needs**
10 10  |(% style="width:35px" %) |(% style="text-align:center; width:350px" %)Sabertooth 2 x 12A Standard|(% style="width:35px" %) |Typical Setup
11 -| |(% colspan="1" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)[[image: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)
12 -| |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)2|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)ON (Enable RC Mode)
13 -| |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)3|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)OFF (Lithium Battery Mode)
14 -| |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)4|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)ON (Enable Mixing Mode)
15 -| |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)5|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)ON (Disable Exponential)
16 -| |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)6|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)OFF (Disable Timeout)
10 +| |(% colspan="1" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)[[image: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
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
17 17  | |(% colspan="3" rowspan="1" %)[[Sabertooth 2x12 - Dip Switch Wizard>>https://www.dimensionengineering.com/datasheets/SabertoothDIPWizard/start.htm]]
18 18  | |(% colspan="3" rowspan="1" %)[[Sabertooth 2x12 - User Guide>>https://www.dimensionengineering.com/datasheets/Sabertooth2x12.pdf]]
19 19  |(% colspan="4" %)**2. Connect the battery**
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26 26  |(% colspan="4" %)**1. Set the Sabertooth DIP Switches for your needs**
27 27  |(% style="width:35px" %) |(% style="text-align:center; width:350px" %)Sabertooth 2 x 12A Standard|(% style="width:35px" %) |(% style="text-align:center" %)Typical Setup
28 -| |(% colspan="1" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)[[image: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)
29 -| |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)2|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)ON (Enable RC Mode)
30 -| |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)3|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)OFF (Lithium Battery Mode)
31 -| |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)4|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)ON (Enable Mixing Mode)
32 -| |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)5|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)ON (Disable Exponential)
33 -| |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)6|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)OFF (Disable Timeout)
27 +| |(% colspan="1" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)[[image: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
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
34 34  | |(% colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:middle" %)[[Sabertooth 2x12 - Dip Switch Wizard>>https://www.dimensionengineering.com/datasheets/SabertoothDIPWizard/start.htm]]
35 35  | |(% colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:middle" %)[[Sabertooth 2x12 - User Guide>>https://www.dimensionengineering.com/datasheets/Sabertooth2x12.pdf]]
36 36  |(% colspan="4" %)**2. Connect the Sabertooth to your Microcontroller**
37 -| |(% colspan="1" rowspan="9" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %){{lightbox image="https://wiki.lynxmotion.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
38 -| |(% 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
39 -| |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)[[image:[email protected]||alt="SQUARE-Blue.png"]]|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)Ground or 0V
40 -| |(% 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
41 -| |(% 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
42 -| |(% 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)
43 -| |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)[[image:[email protected]]]|(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)To "S2" on Sabertooth #2 (if equipped)
44 -| |(% 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
45 -| |(% 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
46 -|(% colspan="4" %)**3. Load the microcontroller with Code**
47 -| |(% colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:middle" %)[[Lynxmotion GitHub - Arduino A4WD3 Examples>>https://github.com/Lynxmotion/Rovers/tree/master/A4WD3]]
48 -|(% colspan="4" %)**4. Connect the battery**
49 -|(% colspan="4" %)**5. Enjoy**
36 +| |(% colspan="1" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %)Sabertooth to BotBoarduino|(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %) |(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)
37 +| |(% colspan="1" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %) |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %) |(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)
38 +| |(% colspan="1" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %) |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %) |(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)
39 +| |(% colspan="1" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %) |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %) |(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)
40 +| |(% colspan="1" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %) |(% style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" %) |(% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle" %)
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43 +|(% colspan="4" %)**2. Connect the Sabertooth to your Microcontroller**
44 +|(% colspan="4" %)**3. Enjoy**
45 +|(% colspan="4" %)**2. Connect the battery**
46 +|(% colspan="4" %)**3. Enjoy**
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