Data Sheet

ROBOT.HEADtoTOE
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FUNCTIONDescription:
MotorTerminalBlock
Connect to motor at your mobile robot. User can screw to lock the wire to the terminal block
or solder the wire directly to the pad at bottom layer. Please use wire with proper thickness to
supporttheexpectedcurrent.
PowerSupplyTerminalBlock
Connecttopowersource.Usercanscrewtolockthewiretotheterminalblockorsolderthe
wiredirectlytothepadatbottomlayer.Nopolarityprotection,pleasedoublecheckbefore
powerup.Pleaseusewirewithproperthicknesstosupporttheexpectedcurrent.
MotorLEDIndicator
Indication for current flow and direction for motor. If LED A turns on, means current flows
fromoutputAtoB.Viceversa.
PowerSwitchTerminalBlock
Switch for power up MDS40B’s microcontroller and logic circuit. This switch is ON by
default.
RunandErrorLED
RunLEDwillturnonwhenmotorisrunning.
ErrorLED
NumberofBlinks
Description
Off
Noerrorhasbeendetected.
2
Invalidornoinputdetected.
3
Thebatteryvoltageislow.
4
Supplyvoltageisoverthelimit.MDS40B
willnotoperate.
5
Boardtemperatureishigh.
TestButton
Fast test to check driver functionality for motor. If A is pressed, current flows from output A
toB.ViceVersa.
ModeSelectionDIPSwitch
UsercanselectdifferentinputmodebysettingtheDIPswitch.
RCInputPin
ThispinsspeciallyforRCreceiverinputwire.RC1forforward/reverseandRC2forsteering.
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