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 1/14/2008 10:41:23 AM
RiWi
3 posts


Serializer on 4WD rovers

Hi All,

I would like to use the Serializer on a 4WD rover chassis. What would be the best way to connect the 4 motors with the serializer, if at all possible, and will the .NET library support this?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Rini

 1/14/2008 10:54:36 AM
Arnaud
11 posts


Re: Serializer on 4WD rovers

 

You have three possibilities:

1: use motor card like scorpion who can work in tank mode

2: remove 2 motors

3: test to use 2*2 motor in serial but GHM04 use more than 2A

for the .NET library no probleme because you plug only 1 motor by connection (in real 2 if you test 3).

I don't have test 3 (you take the responsability ^^)

Arnaud

 

 1/15/2008 6:26:05 AM
RiWi
3 posts


Re: Serializer on 4WD rovers

Thanks for the reply it got me thinking:

1. Would this scorpion motor card be used in combination with the serializer? how.

    Can I compare this with using external H-bridges to drive higher amped motors.

    When using an external H-Bridge would this give me the same functionality as when driving the motors using the serializers internal DC ports,.

2. Not an option ;-)

3. I am not an expert in electronics but would using the motors in a serial configuration, 'dramatically' influence speed and power.

    If using external h-bridges wouldn't limit (??) me when using the .net library I could run the motors in parallel configuration.

Any thoughts?

 

 

 1/15/2008 7:08:19 AM
Arnaud
11 posts


Re: Serializer on 4WD rovers

Hi!!!

 

1/ The scorpion card work with RC (like an servomotor) and not PWM => you can't use embeded PID with this card you must build it.

The best way use external H-bridge you can find an example inside the documentation of serializer but i do'nt know if you can used internal DC ports with it. (page 7, 10 , 11 v2.1)

 

3/  you can serialize motor why not (it my point of view) and have 2*2 motors in parallel configuration.

 

Arnaud

 

 

 

 

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