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by therealchrislee
Fri Mar 29, 2019 2:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Control of multiple chained Roboclaws
Replies: 4
Views: 3801

Re: Control of multiple chained Roboclaws

Excellent. Just what I was hoping to hear.
by therealchrislee
Wed Mar 27, 2019 2:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Control of multiple chained Roboclaws
Replies: 4
Views: 3801

Control of multiple chained Roboclaws

I have 8 motors with encoders and home switches, and 4 roboclaw 2x15 boards, and I need to control them all from a single source, preferably a RasPi or similar. How do I need to wire these for control (assuming USB/packet serial and the S1 S2 lines)? I've seen Python libraries here and on GitHub. Ar...
by therealchrislee
Wed Mar 27, 2019 6:42 am
Forum: Velocity and Position Control
Topic: Encoders on GoBilda motors
Replies: 4
Views: 5710

Re: Encoders on GoBilda motors

I investigated further. I have several of these motors and tried a different one with the identical wiring setup as the first one, and the second motor's encoder works fine. So I guess the first motor has a bad encoder?
by therealchrislee
Tue Mar 26, 2019 11:20 am
Forum: Velocity and Position Control
Topic: Encoders on GoBilda motors
Replies: 4
Views: 5710

Re: Encoders on GoBilda motors

I’m powering them with 5V from the Roboclaw.
by therealchrislee
Tue Mar 26, 2019 6:48 am
Forum: Velocity and Position Control
Topic: Encoders on GoBilda motors
Replies: 4
Views: 5710

Encoders on GoBilda motors

I have a 5202 Series Yellow Jacket Planetary Gear Motor (5.2:1 Ratio, 1150 RPM, 3.3 - 5V Encoder), powering a ServoCity linear actuator kit. I am trying to get the motor encoder to be recognized by a RoboClaw 2x15A Motor Controller. Do the A and B signal lines from the encoder need pull-up resistors...