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... ... @@ -2,61 +2,15 @@ 2 2 3 3 4 4 (% style="width:1000px" %) 5 -|(% colspan="2" %)**Step 1 .**5 +|(% colspan="2" %)**Step 1 - Sabertooth Setup** 6 6 |(% style="width:300px" %)((( 7 - 7 +General Image 8 8 )))|((( 9 - TheSabertooth 2X10 RC has a feature calledbattery eliminationcircuit (BEC) that providespowerto theRC receiver. Itcan provide enoughcurrentto powerthe receiveralone, butnotifservosareused. In order to provide enoughpower forthereceiverandtheservosattached to it,weneed to add aseparatebatterypack. In addition,we needtobypass theSabertooth'sBECtoprevent itfrom interfering withthebattery pack.9 +Depending on your version of the Sabertooth you will have to set the dip-switches differently so we suggest you to have a look at the different user manuals here: 10 10 11 -Use an exacto knife to **carefully** pry the black tab up and slip the red wire out of the black housing as shown in Figure 1. 12 - 13 -Bend the red wires up and use electrical tape to cover them as shown. This will prevent accidental shorts. 14 -))) 15 -|(% colspan="2" %)**Step 2.** 16 -|((( 17 -{{lightbox image="http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/assembly/a4wd1rc2/assm03.jpg"/}} 18 -)))|((( 19 -Plug the Sabertooth into the receiver as shown. Make sure the yellow wires are toward the middle of the receiver. On some versions, there are two connections marked "AILE". Use the slot between THRO and ELEV for CH 1. 20 - 21 -|(% style="text-align:center" %)**Sabertooth**|(% style="text-align:center" %)**Receiver** 22 -|(% style="text-align:center" %)CH1 / Throttle|(% style="text-align:center" %)CH-1 23 -|(% style="text-align:center" %)CH2 / Steering|(% style="text-align:center" %)CH-2 24 -))) 25 -|(% colspan="2" %)**Step 3.** 26 -|((( 27 27 28 -)))| 29 -|(% colspan="2" style="text-align:center" %){{lightbox image="https://www.robotshop.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/SES%20V1%20Robots/ses-v1-wheeled-tracked/ses-v1-rc-tutorial/WebHome/ses-sabertooth-rlk-wiring.PNG"/}} 30 -|(% colspan="2" %)**Step 4.** 31 -|((( 32 - 33 -)))| 34 -|(% colspan="2" %)**Step 5.** 35 -|((( 36 - 37 - 38 -Make sure your Sabertooth's dip switches are in the default positions, as shown in Figure 5. It would be a good idea to read the [[Sabertooth manual>>url:http://www.lynxmotion.com/ViewPage.aspx?ContentCode=electronics&CategoryID=70#moto]] to familiarize yourself with the different settings. With the default settings, you can now control the rover although the controls will be reversed. This will be corrected later. 39 -)))|{{lightbox image="http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/jpg/sbrtooth.jpg"/}} 40 -|**Step 6. (Optional Pan and Tilt)** 41 -If you are not installing a Pan and Tilt you can skip down to step 8, ignoring this step. Punch the cutout out of the top panel.|{{lightbox image="http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/assembly/a4wd1rc2/assm05.jpg"/}} 42 -|((( 43 -**Step 7. (Optional Pan and Tilt)** 44 - 45 -Create a pan and tilt. Detailed instructions can be found [[here>>url:http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/html/build153.htm]]. Insert the bottom servo into the top panel and secure with 3mm hardware. 46 -)))|{{lightbox image="http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/assembly/a4wd1rc2/assm09.jpg"/}} 47 -|((( 48 -**Step 8.** 49 - 50 -To set the controls to behave normally, you must adjust the servo option switches. They are located on the front of the remote. Set them as listed in Table 8. 51 -)))|((( 52 -|Channels|Function|NOR/REV 53 -|THR| | 54 -| | | 55 -| | | 56 -| | | 57 -| | | 58 - 59 - 60 60 ))) 61 -|**Step 9.** 62 -Refer to Figure 9 for information on controlling the robot.|(% colspan="1" style="text-align:center" %){{lightbox image="http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/jpg/rccont.jpg"/}} 13 +|(% colspan="2" %)**Step 2 - Wiring** 14 +|(% colspan="2" %)((( 15 +{{lightbox image="https://www.robotshop.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/SES%20V1%20Robots/ses-v1-wheeled-tracked/ses-v1-rc-tutorial/WebHome/ses-sabertooth-rlk-wiring.PNG"/}} 16 +)))