Quick Start Guide

Sabertooth 2X5 Quick Start Guide

December 2006

Congratulations on your purchase of a Sabertooth 2X5 regenerative motor driver. Sabertooth 2X5 is one of the most flexible

and configurable motor drivers on the market. As a result, it must be set to the correct operating mode before use. Below is a

generalized hookup diagram of a Sabertooth 2X5. On the reverse side is a chart of some of the most commonly used

operating modes.

Specs:

Input voltage:

6V-18V

Output current:

Peak Output

current:

10A

Operating

modes:

Analog, R/C,

Serial

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Sabertooth 2X5 Quick Start Guide December 2006 Congratulations on your purchase of a Sabertooth 2X5 regenerative motor driver. Sabertooth 2X5 is one of the most flexible and configurable motor drivers on the market. As a result, it must be set to the correct operating mode before use. Below is a generalized hookup diagram of a Sabertooth 2X5. On the reverse side is a chart of some of the most commonly used operating modes.
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Sabertooth 2X5 Operating mode quick reference chart All options are set via the switches Analog control, linear, independent: a 0V to 5V analog input is connected to terminals S1 and S2. 0V is full reverse, 5V is full forward, 2.5V is stop. Microcontroller pulses, independent linear control: An R/C servo signal is connected to terminals S1 and S2. A 1000us – 2000us pulse controls speed and direction. 1500us is stop.