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by cpmcgowan28
Mon Jun 24, 2019 8:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Current Limiting Measurement
Replies: 3
Views: 3436

Re: Current Limiting Measurement

To clarify, it is measuring the current flowing through the motor, correct? Not the equivalent current coming from the power source? So if for instance I had a motor drawing 20A running at a 50% duty cycle and the limit was set for 15A, it would measure this as 20A rather than 10 and trigger the cur...
by cpmcgowan28
Sat Jun 22, 2019 12:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Current Limiting Measurement
Replies: 3
Views: 3436

Current Limiting Measurement

Hello, I apologize if this is addressed in the user manual, but I read through it and I couldn't find anything. I was looking into using the Roboclaw's current limit feature, but I'm not sure which current the Roboclaw is limiting. Does it limit the current through the motor to this value, or the su...
by cpmcgowan28
Wed Jun 19, 2019 6:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Broken USB connectors
Replies: 1
Views: 2164

Broken USB connectors

Hello, While taking inventory of my robotics team's parts cabinet, I found that two of our Roboclaws had lost their USB connectors. They appear to be perfectly fine otherwise (Green Status 1 LED when powered up), but not being able to connect them to BasicmicroMotionStudio is annoying. Based on the ...