Safely connect/disconnect Roboclaw
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 7:03 am
I have the Roboclaw (2x30A but I think it does not matter for this topic) connected to the PC via USB.
In the manual it says that the Roboclaw must be already power up before connecting the USB port with ION MOTION studio.
1) The same applies for any application? e.g. If I write my own application do I need to power up the Roboclaw before making the USB connection?
And for unplugging:
2) Is it safe to just unplug the Roboclaw from the PC even if the Roboclaw is still power up?, or do I need to turn the Roboclaw power off before disconnecting?
In the manual it says that the Roboclaw must be already power up before connecting the USB port with ION MOTION studio.
1) The same applies for any application? e.g. If I write my own application do I need to power up the Roboclaw before making the USB connection?
And for unplugging:
2) Is it safe to just unplug the Roboclaw from the PC even if the Roboclaw is still power up?, or do I need to turn the Roboclaw power off before disconnecting?