RoboClaw 2x60A Current Scaling
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2018 10:13 am
Hello,
I am currently trying to control two RoboClaw 2x60A (one v6 and another v5) configured in packet serial mode. In the RoboClaw.h library, I am using these functions to control each roboclaw using an arduino: ForwardM1, BackwardM1. Both functions take in an address and speed.
Questions:
1. Is this speed factor just a scale of the maximum current set in the roboclaw? For example, would the current produced with ForwardM1(address, 50) with max current = 50A be greater than if the max current was set to 30A (with the same speed called)?
2. If the above is not true, is there a way to do something similar? For example, I want to run a specific amount of current through motor1 (so instead of speed, it would just be current as the input).
I tried looking through the library but I don't think anything matches what I'm looking for. Sorry if this question has an obvious answer.
Thanks!
I am currently trying to control two RoboClaw 2x60A (one v6 and another v5) configured in packet serial mode. In the RoboClaw.h library, I am using these functions to control each roboclaw using an arduino: ForwardM1, BackwardM1. Both functions take in an address and speed.
Questions:
1. Is this speed factor just a scale of the maximum current set in the roboclaw? For example, would the current produced with ForwardM1(address, 50) with max current = 50A be greater than if the max current was set to 30A (with the same speed called)?
2. If the above is not true, is there a way to do something similar? For example, I want to run a specific amount of current through motor1 (so instead of speed, it would just be current as the input).
I tried looking through the library but I don't think anything matches what I'm looking for. Sorry if this question has an obvious answer.
Thanks!