Sabertooth 2x25 - Dimension Engineering
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1. DimensionEngineering Sabertooth 2x25 User s Guide July 2007 SPRRRERRES Input voltage 6 24V nominal 30V absolute max Output Current Up to 25A continuous per channel Peak loads may be up to 50A per channel for a few seconds Recommended power sources are e 5 to 18 cells high capacity NiMH or NiCd e 2s to 6s lithium ion or lithium polymer Sabertooth motor drivers have a lithium battery mode to prevent cell damage due to over discharge of lithium battery packs e 6v to 24v high capacity lead acid e 6v to 24v power supply when in parallel with a suitable battery All batteries must be capable of maintaining a steady voltage when supplying 20 amps AA or 9V batteries aren t going to cut it An 18Ah lead acid battery is a good starting point Dimensions Size 2 6 x 3 2 x 8 65 x 80 x 20mm Weight 3 50z 96g Features Mixed and independent options Sabertooth features mixed modes designed especially for differential drive robots where two motors provide both steering and propulsion It also has independent options in all operating modes This is useful for if you have two motors to control but they aren t necessarily being used to drive a differential drive robot The motors do not need to be matched or even similar as long as they both are within Sabertooth s operating limits Synchronous regenerative drive Going one step farther than just regenerative braking a Sabertooth mot2. a microcontroller to generate the analog voltage an R C filter with component values 10k ohms and at least luf is recommended as shown in Figure 4 1 Using a larger value filter capacitor such as luf or 10uf will result in smoother motor operation at a cost of slower transient response A PWM frequency higher than 1000Hz is recommended Mode 2 R C Input R C input mode is used with a standard hobby Radio control transmitter and receiver or a microcontroller using the same protocol R C mode is selected by setting switch 1 to the DOWN position and switch 2 to the UP position If running from a receiver it is necessary to obtain one or more servo pigtails and hook them up according to figure 5 1 If there are only motor drivers being used it is acceptable to power the receiver or microcontroller directly from the Sabertooth as shown If the system also has to power servos or other 5v loads we recommend a SportBEC or a receiver battery pack as shown in figure 5 2 If using a receiver pack do not connect power to the 5V line of the Sabertooth because the maximum voltage it can tolerate is 6V p e ae Figure 5 1 R C connection Figure 5 2 R C with a SportBEC set to 5V There are three operating options for R C mode These are selected with switches 4 5 and 6 Switch 4 Mixing Mode When Switch 4 is in the UP position Mixed mode is selected In this mode the R C signal fed to the S1 input controls the forward backwards motion of
3. function for converting volts to command data is Value desired volts 6 x 5 3 Max voltage decimal 3 binary 0b0000011 hex 0h03 This is used to set a custom maximum voltage If you are using a power supply that cannot sink current such as an ATX supply the input voltage will rise when the driver is regenerating slowing down the motor Many ATX type supplies will shut down if the output voltage on the 12v supply rises beyond 16v If the driver detects an input voltage above the set limit it will put the motor into a hard brake until the voltage drops below the set point again This is inefficient because the energy 1s heating the motor instead of recharging a battery but may be necessary The driver comes preset for a maximum voltage of 30V The range for a custom maximum voltage is Ov 25v The formula for setting a custom maximum voltage is Value Desired Volts 5 12 If you are using any sort of battery then this is not a problem and the max voltage should be left at the startup default 4 Drive forward motor 2 decimal 4 binary 0b00000100 hex 0h04 This is used to command motor 2 to drive forward Valid data is 0 127 for off to full forward drive If a command of 0 is given the Sabertooth will go into power save mode for motor 2 after approximately 4 seconds 5 Drive backwards motor 2 decimal 5 binary 0b00000101 hex 0h05 This is used to command motor 2 to drive backwards Valid data is 0 127 for off to full reverse dr
4. In most cases Statusl acts as a power indicator In R C mode it glows dimly if there is no RC link present and brightly if there is an RC link The blue LED marked Status2 is only used in lithium mode It blinks to indicate the number of lithium cells detected The red Error LED illuminates if the Sabertooth has detected a problem It will light if the driver has shut down due to a depleted battery or due to overheating overcurrent or overvoltage If you are using a NiCd or NiMH battery and commanding an acceleration causes the motor to jerk and the Error LED to flash on and off the battery is depleted Mounting your Sabertooth 2x25 The Sabertooth is supplied with four mounting holes These can be used to attach it to your robot The centers of the mounting holes form a 1 75 x 2 25 rectangle The holes are 125 inches in diameter The proper size screw is a 4 40 round head machine or wood screw Four 5 8 long machine screws and nuts are included If your robot or device is constructed from insulating materials such as wood or plastic it may be necessary to mount the Sabertooth on standoffs to allow air to circulate An example is shown in Figure 2 3 If your robot or device is constructed from metal it is usually better to attach the bottom heat spreader of the Sabertooth directly to the frame without standoffs This will allow your frame to act as a heat sink and will cause the Sabertooth to run cooler Thi
5. Mode If switch 4 is in the UP position the Sabertooth 2x25 is in Mixed mode This mode is designed for easy steering of differential drive vehicles The analog signal fed into S1 controls the forward back motion of the vehicle and the analog signal fed into S2 controls the turning motion of the vehicle If Switch 4 is in the DOWN position the pe One p Sabertooth 2x25 is in Independent mode In Independent mode the signal fed to S1 directly controls Motor 1 outputs MIA and M1B and the signal fed to S2 controls Motor 2 Switch 5 Exponential response If switch 5 is in the DOWN position the response to input signals will be exponential This softens control around the zero speed point which is useful for control of vehicles with fast top speeds or fast max turning rates If switch 5 is in the UP position the response is linear Switch 6 4x sensitivity CTs If switch 6 is in the UP position the input signal range is z from Ov to 5v with a zero point of 2 5v E mE If switch 6 is in the DOWN position 4x sensitivity mode is z 3 M enabled In this mode the input signal range is from eu 5 5 F amp 1 875V to 3 125V with a zero point of 2 5v This is useful for building analog feedback loops Switch 6 4x sensitivity Note on using filtered PWM in Analog Low pass filter for using PWM in Analog Mode Mode PWM out s gt c e iS o gt If you are using a filtered PWM signal from
6. Serial mode please allow a two second delay between applying power and sending the bauding character to the drivers Address Byte Configuration Address bytes are set by switches 4 5 and 6 Addresses start at 128 and go to 135 The switch settings for the addresses are shown in the chart below Address 134 Address 135 Commands The command byte is the second byte of the packet There are four possible commands in packetized serial mode Each is followed by one byte of data 0 Drive forward motor 1 decimal 0 binary 0b00000000 hex 0h00 This is used to command motor to drive forward Valid data is 0 127 for off to full forward drive If a command of 0 is given the Sabertooth will go into power save mode for motor 1 after approximately 4 seconds 1 Drive backwards motor 1 decimal 1 binary 0b00000001 hex 0h01 This is used to command motor to drive backwards Valid data is 0 127 for off to full reverse drive If a command of 0 is given Sabertooth will go into power save mode for motor 1 after approximately 4 seconds 2 Min voltage decimal 2 binary 0b00000010 hex 0h02 This is used to set a custom minimum voltage for the battery feeding the Sabertooth If the battery voltage drops below this value the output will shut down This value is cleared at startup so much be set each run The value is sent in 2 volt increments with a command of zero corresponding to 6v which is the minimum Valid data is from O to 120 The
7. ack This is necessary because a lithium battery pack discharged below 3 0v per cell will lose capacity and batteries discharged below 2 0v per cell may not ever recharge Lithium cutoff mode may also be useful to increase the number of battery cycles you can get when running from a lead acid battery in non critical applications Because the system will continue to draw some power even with the motor shut down it is important to unplug the battery from the Sabertooth promptly once the cutoff is reached when using lithium batteries If the Sabertooth is being run from NiCd NiMH or alkaline batteries or from a power supply switch 3 should be in the up position Mode 1 Analog Input Analog input mode is selected by setting switches and 2 to the UP position Switch 3 should be either up or down depending on the battery type being used Inputs S1 and S2 are configured as analog inputs The output impedance of the signals fed into the inputs should be less than 10k ohms for best results If you are using a potentiometer to generate the input signals a 1k 5k or 10k linear taper pot is recommended In all cases an analog voltage of 2 5V corresponds to no movement Signals above 2 5V will command a forward motion and signals below 2 5V will command a backwards motion There are three operating options for analog input These are selected with switches 4 5 and 6 All the options can be used independently or in any combination Switch 4 Mixing
8. connected to the Sabertooth Because of this multiple drivers can be connected to the same serial transmitter If using a true RS 232 device like a PC s serial port it is necessary to use a level converter to shift the 10V to 10V rs 232 levels to the Ov Sv TTL levels the Sabertooth is expecting This is usually done with a Max232 type chip If using a TTL serial device like a microcontroller the TX line of the microcontroller may be connected directly to S1 Because Sabertooth controls two motors with one 8 byte character when operating in Simplified Serial mode each motor has 7 bits of resolution Sending a character between 1 and 127 will control motor 1 1 is full reverse 64 is stop and 127 is full forward Sending a character between 128 and 255 will control motor 2 128 is full reverse 192 is stop and 255 is full forward Character 0 hex 0x00 is a special case Sending this character will shut down both motors Baud Rate Selection Simplified Serial operates with an 8N1 protocol 8 data bytes no parity bits and one stop bit The baud rate is selected by switches 4 and 5 from the following 4 options 19200 Baud 01x0O1x 38400 Baud O1x11x What baud rate to use is dependent on what your host can provide and the update speed necessary 9600 baud or 19200 baud is recommended as the best starting points If communication is unreliable decrease the baud rate If communications are reliable you may increase the baud rate The maxi
9. ds are sent Packet Overview The packet format for the Sabertooth consists of an address byte a command byte a data byte and a seven bit checksum Address bytes have value greater than 128 and all subsequent bytes have values 127 or lower This allows multiple types of devices to share the same serial line An example packet and pseudo code to generate it are shown in Figures 7 1 and 7 2 Void DriveForward char address char speed Packet Address 130 Putc address Command 0 Putc Q Data 64 Putc speed Checksum 66 Putc address 0 speed amp ObO1I111111 Figure 7 1 Example 50 forward Figure 7 2 Pseudocode to generate 7 1 Baud Rate Selection Packetized Serial operates with an 8N1 protocol 8 data bytes no parity bits and one stop bit The baud rate is automatically calculated by the first character sent This character must be 170 in decimal binary 10101010 and must be sent before any serial communications are done It is not possible to change the baud rate once the bauding character has been sent The valid baud rates are 2400 9600 19200 and 38400 baud Until the bauding character is sent the driver will accept no commands and the green status light will stay lit Please note that Sabertooth may take up to a second to start up after power is applied depending on the power source being used Sending the bauding character during this time period may cause undesirable results When using Packetized
10. he control link is possible unreliable like a radio then this can be dangerous due to the robot not stopping However it is extremely convenient if you are controlling the Sabertooth from a microcontroller In this case commanding the controller can be done with as little as three lines of code Output_High Pin connected to S1 Delay 1000us to 2000us Output_Low Pin connected to S1 A note on certain microprocessor receivers Some receivers such as the Spektrum AR6000 will output servo pulses before a valid transmitter signal is present This will cause the Sabertooth to autocalibrate to the receiver s startup position which may not correspond to the center stick position depending on trim settings This may cause the motors to move slowly even when the transmitter stick 1s centered If you encounter this either consult your receiver manual to reprogram the startup position or adjust your transmitter trims until the motors stop moving As a last resort you can enter R C microcontroller mode which will disable Sabertooth s autocalibration Mode 3 Simplified Serial Mode Simplified serial uses TTL level single byte serial commands to set the motor speed and direction This makes it easy to interface to microcontrollers and PCs without having to implement a packet based communications protocol Simplified serial is a one direction only interface The transmit line from the host is connected to S1 The host s receive line is not
11. hes Commands are single byte There is also a Slave Select mode which allows the use of multiple Sabertooth 2x25 from a single microcontroller serial port Mode 4 Packetized serial Packetized serial mode uses TTL level RS 232 serial data to set the speed and direction of the motor There is a short packet format consisting of an address byte a command byte a data byte and a 7 bit checksum Packetized serial automatically detects the transmitted baud rate based on the first character sent which must be 170 Address bytes are set via dip switches Up to 8 Sabertooth motor drivers may be ganged together on a single serial line This makes packetized serial the preferred method to interface multiple Sabertooths to a PC or laptop Because Sabertooth uses the same protocol as our SyRen single motor drivers both can use used together from the same serial master Lithium cutoff Switch 3 of the DIP switch block selects lithium cutoff If switch 3 is in the down position as shown the Sabertooth will automatically detect the number of series lithium cells at startup and set a cutoff voltage of 3 0 volts per cell The number of detected cells is flashed out on the Status LED If the number of cells detected is too low your battery is in a severely discharged state and must be charged before operation Failure to do so may cause damage to the battery pack When 3 0V per cell is reached the Sabertooth will shut down preventing damage to the battery p
12. ive If a command of 0 is given the Sabertooth will go into power save mode after approximately 4 seconds 6 Drive motor 1 7 bit decimal 6 binary 0b00000110 hex 0h06 This command is used to drive motor 1 Instead of the standard commands O and 1 this one command can be used to drive motor 1 forward or in reverse at a cost of lower resolution A command of 0 will correspond to full reverse and a command of 127 will command the motor to drive full forward A command of 64 will stop the motor 7 Drive motor 2 7 bit decimal 7 binary 0b00000111 hex 0h07 This command is used to drive motor 2 Instead of the standard commands 4 and 5 this one command can be used to drive motor 1 forward or in reverse at a cost of lower resolution A command of 0 will correspond to full reverse and a command of 127 will command the motor to drive full forward A command of 64 will stop the motor Mixed mode commands Sabertooth can also be sent mixed drive and turn commands When using the mixed mode commands please note that the Sabertooth requires valid data for both drive and turn before it will begin to operate Once data for both has been sent then each may be updated as needed it is not necessary to send both data packets each time you with to update the speed or direction You should design your code to either use the independent or the mixed commands Switching between the command sets will cause the vehicle to stop until new data is sent for bo
13. more nimble than the competition Carefree reversing Unlike some other motor drivers there is no need for the Sabertooth to stop before being commanded to reverse You can go from full forward immediately to full reverse or vice versa Braking and acceleration are proportional to the amount of reversal commanded so gentle or rapid reversing is possible Many operating modes With analog R C and serial input modes as well as dozens of operating options the Sabertooth has the flexibility to be used over and over even as your projects grow more sophisticated Yet it is simple enough to use for your first robot project Hooking up the Sabertooth motor driver All connections to the Sabertooth are done with screw terminals This makes it easy to set up and reconfigure your project If you ve never used screw terminal connections before here is a quick overview Step 1 Strip the wire which you are using Step 2 With a large screwdriver turn the top approximately 4 The wires may be 12 gauge screw counter clockwise until it stops gently to 30 gauge Use thicker wire for high current applications Step 4 Turn the top screw clockwise until Step 3 Insert the stripped portion of the wire you encounter resistance then tighten the into the opening in the screw terminal screw firmly Pull on the wire gently to ensure that it is secured Battery Terminals B and B The battery or power supply is connected to terminals B a
14. mum update speed on the Sabertooth is approximately 2000 commands per second Sending characters faster than this will not cause problems but it will not increase the responsiveness of the controller either The baud rate may be changed with power on by changing the DIP switch settings There is no need to reset or cycle power after a baud rate change There are 2 operating options for Simplified Serial These are selected by the position of Switch 6 Option 1 Standard Simplified Serial Mode Serial data is sent to input S1 The baud rate is selected with switches 4 and 5 Commands are sent as single bytes Sending a value of 1 127 will command motor 1 Sending a value of 128 255 will command motor 2 Sending a value of O will shut down both motors Option 2 Simplified Serial with Slave Select This mode is used when it is desirable to have multiple Sabertooth motor drivers running from the same serial transmitter but you do not wish to use packetized serial A digital signal Ov or 5v is fed to the S2 input This is controlled by the host microcontroller If the signal on S2 is logic high Sv when the serial command is sent then the driver will change to the new speed If the signal on S2 is not high when the command is sent then command will be ignored Pseudo code demonstrating this is shown below After sending the signal allow about 50 us before commanding the Slave Select line to a logic LOW to allow time for processing A ho
15. nd B B connects to the negative side of the battery usually black gt a TTT B connects to the positive side of the batter l usually red or yellow It is usually best to i connect the battery through a connector instead of directly to the motor driver This makes it easy to unplug the battery for charging and prevents plugging in the battery backwards Brun PELLI Pral LE A a i DEAS Be i him gt 4 aoe n i EErEE Using a battery connector to connect disconnect power to Sabertooth Warning Be very careful to wire and plug in the battery and connector correctly Connecting the battery backwards will destroy the Sabertooth and will void the warranty Motor Terminals Motor 1 is connected to terminals M1A and MIB as shown below If the motor runs in the opposite way that you want you may reverse the motor wires to reverse rotation Motor 2 is connected to terminals M2A and M2B Pew aa ere Te oe ee r aA EN e wW 2 The motors meet to terminals M1A B and M2A B Signal Input Terminals SI and S2 The input signals that control the Sabertooth are connected to terminals S1 and S2 If you are running in analog mode it is important to have both the signal connected before applying power to the device Otherwise the motors may start unexpectedly The input signals connect to terminal S1 and or S2 Power terminals OV and 5V The OV and 5V connections are used to power and in
16. okup diagram and example pseudo code are shown in Figures 6 2 and 6 3 set controller 1 s speed Output_High S2 pin on controller 1 USART_TX controller 1 speed 0 to 255 haa inom Delay_us 50 a Output_Low S2 pin on controller 1 Microcontroller set controller 2 s speed APAA Output_High S2 pin on controller 2 ama PHA hiiti USART_TX controller 2 speed 0 to 255 Delay_us 50 Output_Low S2 pin on controller 2 Figure 6 2 Hookup for Slave Select Figure 6 3 Pseudocode for Slave Select Mode 4 Packetized Serial Mode Packetized Serial uses TTL level multi byte serial commands to set the motor speed and direction Packetized serial is a one direction only interface The transmit line from the host is connected to S1 The host s receive line is not connected to the Sabertooth Because of this multiple Sabertooth 2x25 motor drivers can be connected to the same serial transmitter It is also possible to use SyRen and Sabertooth motor drivers together from the same serial source as well as any other serial device as long as it will not act on the packets sent to the Sabertooth If using a true RS 232 device like a PC s serial port it is necessary to use a level converter to shift the 10V to 10V rs 232 levels to the Ov Sv TTL Packetized serial uses an address byte to select the target device The baud rate is selected automatically by sending the bauding character 170 in decimal AA in hex before any comman
17. ollows Checksum address byte command byte data byte The checksum should be added with all unsigned 8 bit integers and then ANDed with the mask 0b01111111 in an 8 bit system Example of Packetized Serial The following is an example function for commanding two Dimension Engineering motor drivers using Packetized Serial Mode Figure 7 3 shows an example hookup and Figure 7 4 shows an example function Void DriveForward char address char speed NES TERED MESAS Ao Putc address aa aaa Putc 0 Putc speed Putc address 0 speed amp ObO1I111111 Microcontroller 6 x p 2909999 a 2999909 me 2 hHianiees B N2AN28 HIANTES 8 H2AaNnZE Figure 7 3 Packetized serial hookup Figure 7 4 Packetized Serial Function Example So in this function if address is 130 command is O for driving forward speed is 64 the checksum should calculate as follows 130 0 64 194 194 in binary is Ob1 1000010 Ob1 1000010 amp 0b01111111 0b01000010 Once all the data is sent this will result in the Sabertooth with address 130 driving forward at roughly half throttle Emergency Stop In Packetized Serial mode the S2 input is configured as an active low emergency stop It is pulled high internally so if this feature isn t needed it can be ignored If an emergency stop is desired all the S2 inputs can be tied together Pulling the S2 input low will cause the driver to shut down This should be tied to an emergency st
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19. or driver will return power to the battery any time a deceleration or motor reversal is commanded This can lead to dramatic improvements in run time for systems that stop or reverse often like a placement robot or a vehicle driving on hilly terrain This drive scheme also saves power by returning the inductive energy stored in the motor windings to the battery each switching cycle instead of burning it as heat in the motor windings This makes part throttle operation very efficient Ultra sonic switching frequency Sabertooth 2x25 features a PWM frequency of 32kHz which is well above the maximum frequency of human hearing Unlike some other motor drivers there is no annoying whine when the motor is on even at low power levels Thermal and overcurrent protection Sabertooth features dual temperature sensors and overcurrent sensing It will protect itself from failure due to overheating overloading and short circuits Easy mounting and setup Sabertooth has screw terminals for all inputs and outputs There are four mounting holes which accept 4 40 screws Mounting hardware is included All operating modes and options are set with DIP switches there are no jumpers to struggle with or lose No soldering is required Compact Size Sabertooth utilizes surface mount construction to provide the most power from a compact package Its small size and light weight mean you have more space for cargo batteries or can make your robot smaller and
20. s is shown in Figure 2 4 Figure 2 4 Mounted directly to a metal frame Operating Modes Overview Mode 1 Analog Input Analog input mode takes one or two analog inputs and uses those to set the speed and direction of the motor The valid input range is Ov to 5v This makes the Sabertooth easy control using a potentiometer the PWM output of a microcontroller with an RC filter or an analog circuit Major uses include joystick or foot pedal controlled vehicles speed and direction control for pumps and machines and analog feedback loops Mode 2 R C Input R C input mode takes two standard R C channels and uses those to set the speed and direction of the motor There is an optional timeout setting When timeout is enabled the motor driver will shut down on loss of signal This is for safety and to prevent the robot from running away should it encounter interference and should be used if a radio is being used to control the driver If timeout is disabled the motor driver will continue to drive at the commanded speed until another command is given This makes the Sabertooth easy to interface to a Basic Stamp or other low speed microcontrollers Mode 3 Simplified serial Simplified serial mode uses TTL level RS 232 serial data to set the speed and direction of the motor This is used to interface the Sabertooth to a PC or microcontroller If using a PC a level converter such as a MAX232 chip must be used The baud rate is set via DIP switc
21. terface to low power control circuits The 5V connection is a 5v power output This is useful is for supplying power to low eae current devices such as a mea visa er aed Ve ea Fins potentiometer or a radio The 5V terminal can be used to power small loads receiver The 5v terminal is potentiometer or a radio receiver The OV signal must be capable of supplying 100 connected to the ground of the device generating the input milliamps if the source battery signal is 12 6v or less If the source battery is greater than 12 6 volts the 5v terminal is capable of supplying 10 milliamps If more power is needed we recommend using a SportBEC or DESW0O50 to supply the needed 5V power to the rest of the robot eau The OV connection is the signal ground for the Sabertooth In order to receive input signals correctly it must be connected to the ground of the device sending the signals Using the OV and 5v connections to power a radio receiver in R C mode and potentiometer in analog mode is shown in Figures 2 1 and 2 2 If you are using multiple Sabertooths running from the same radio receiver only one should have the 5v line connected Figure 2 1 Analog input using a potentiometer Figure 2 2 R C input using a receiver powered powered from terminal 5V from terminal 5V Status and Error LEDs Sabertooth 2x25 has three indicator LEDs The blue LED marked Status1 is used to communicate various information about the current state
22. th motors 8 Drive forward mixed mode decimal 8 binary 0b00001000 hex 0h08 This is used to command the vehicle to drive forward in mixed mode Valid data is 0 127 for off to full forward drive 9 Drive backwards mixed mode decimal 9 binary 0b00001001 hex 0h09 This is used to command the vehicle to drive backwards in mixed mode Valid data is 0 127 for off to full reverse drive 10 Turn right mixed mode decimal 10 binary 0b00001010 hex 0h0a This is used to command the vehicle to turn right in mixed mode Valid data is 0 127 for zero to maximum turning speed 11 Drive turn left mixed mode decimal 11 binary 0b00001011 hex 0h0b This is used to command the vehicle to turn leftt in mixed mode Valid data is 0 127 for zero to maximum turning speed 12 Drive forwards back 7 bit decimal 12 binary 0b00001100 hex 0h0c This is used to command the vehicle to move forwards or backwards A command of 0 will cause maximum reverse 64 will cause the vehicle to stop and 127 will command full forward 13 Turn 7 bit decimal 13 binary 0b00001101 hex Oh0d This is used to command the vehicle turn right or left A command of 0 will cause maximum left turn rate 64 will cause the vehicle to stop turning and 127 will command maximum right turn rate Checksum To prevent data corruption each packet is terminated with a checksum If the checksum is not correct the data packet will not be acted upon The checksum is calculated as f
23. the vehicle This is usually connected to the throttle channel of a pistol grip transmitter or the elevator channel of a dual stick transmitter The R C signal fed to the S2 input controls the turning of the vehicle When switch 4 is in the DOWN position Independent mode is selected In this mode the signal fed to the S1 input directly controls Motor 1 MIA and M1B and the signal fed to S2 controls Motor 2 Switch 5 Exponential response If switch 5 is in the UP position the response is linear If switch 5 is in the DOWN position the response to input signals will be exponential This softens control around the Zero speed point which is useful for control of vehicles with fast top speeds or fast max turning rates Exponential mode enabled Switch 6 R C Mode Microcontroller mode select If switch 6 is in the UP position then the Sabertooth is in standard R C mode This mode is designed to be used with a hobby style transmitter and receiver It automatically calibrates the control center and endpoints to maximize stick usage It also enables a Timeout Failsafe which will shut down the motors if the Sabertooth stops receiving correct signals from the receiver If switch 6 is set in the DOWN position then Microcontroller mode is enabled This disables the Timeout Failsafe and auto calibration This means that the Sabertooth will continue to drive the motor according to the last command until another command is given If t
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