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... ... @@ -1,51 +1,18 @@ 1 -{{stepNavigation nextStepName="Return" previousStepURL="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/view/rover-kits/a4wd3-wheeled/a4wd3-wheeled-quickstart/a4wd3-wheeled-wheels/" nextStepURL="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/view/rover-kits/a4wd3-wheeled/a4wd3-wheeled-quickstart/"pageTitle="A4WD3 Wheeled - Setup"/}}1 +{{stepNavigation pageTitle="A4WD3 Tracked - Setup" previousStepName="Tracks" previousStepURL="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/view/rover-kits/a4wd3-tracked/a4wd3-tracked-quickstart/a4wd3-tracked-tracks/" nextStepName="Return" nextStepURL="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/view/rover-kits/a4wd3-tracked/a4wd3-tracked-quickstart/"/}} 2 2 3 3 4 -{{warningBox warningText="Radio Control (RC) Mode"/}} 4 +(% style="width:718px" %) 5 +|(% style="text-align:right; width:100px" %)[[image:[email protected]]]|**Radio Controlled (RC)**((( 6 +* RC Controller 7 +* Sabertooth motor controller 8 +)))|(% style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle; width:50px" %)((( 9 +[[[[image:[email protected]]]>>doc:.a4wd3-tracked-setup-rc.WebHome]] 10 +))) 11 +|(% style="text-align:right" %)[[image:lynxmotion-wiki-attachments.WebHome@ARDUINO_UNO.png]]|**Microcontroller**((( 12 +* Arduino compatible Microcontroller 13 +* Sabertooth motor controller 14 +)))|(% style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle" %)((( 15 +[[[[image:[email protected]]]>>doc:.a4wd3-tracked-setup-mc.WebHome]] 16 +))) 5 5 6 - 7 -(% style="width:710px" %) 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 -|(% colspan="4" %)**1. Set the Sabertooth DIP Switches for your needs** 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) 17 -| |(% colspan="3" rowspan="1" %)[[Sabertooth 2x12 - Dip Switch Wizard>>https://www.dimensionengineering.com/datasheets/SabertoothDIPWizard/start.htm]] 18 -| |(% colspan="3" rowspan="1" %)[[Sabertooth 2x12 - User Guide>>https://www.dimensionengineering.com/datasheets/Sabertooth2x12.pdf]] 19 -|(% colspan="4" %)**2. Connect the battery** 20 -|(% colspan="4" %)**3. Enjoy** 21 - 22 -{{warningBox warningText="Microcontroller / Autonomuous"/}} 23 - 24 - 25 -(% style="width:710px" %) 26 -|(% colspan="4" %)**1. Set the Sabertooth DIP Switches for your needs** 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) 34 -| |(% colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:middle" %)[[Sabertooth 2x12 - Dip Switch Wizard>>https://www.dimensionengineering.com/datasheets/SabertoothDIPWizard/start.htm]] 35 -| |(% colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:middle" %)[[Sabertooth 2x12 - User Guide>>https://www.dimensionengineering.com/datasheets/Sabertooth2x12.pdf]] 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** 50 - 51 -{{stepNavigation nextStepName="Return" previousStepURL="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/view/rover-kits/a4wd3-wheeled/a4wd3-wheeled-quickstart/a4wd3-wheeled-wheels/" nextStepURL="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/view/rover-kits/a4wd3-wheeled/a4wd3-wheeled-quickstart/" pageTitle="A4WD3 Wheeled - Setup"/}} 18 +{{stepNavigation pageTitle="A4WD3 Tracked - Setup" previousStepName="Tracks" previousStepURL="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/view/rover-kits/a4wd3-tracked/a4wd3-tracked-quickstart/a4wd3-tracked-tracks/" nextStepName="Return" nextStepURL="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/view/rover-kits/a4wd3-tracked/a4wd3-tracked-quickstart/"/}}