User Manual
RoboClaw Series
Brushed DC Motor Controllers
RoboClaw Series User Manual
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Conguration with Buttons
Mode Setup
The 3 buttons on RoboClaw are used to set the different conguration options. The MODE button
sets the interface method such as Serial or RC modes. The SET button is used to congure the
options for the mode. The LIPO button doubles as a save button and conguring the low battery
voltage cut out function of RoboClaw. To set the desired mode follow the steps below.
1. Press and release the MODE button to enter mode setup. The STAT2 LED will begin to
blink out the current mode. Each blink is a half second with a long pause at the end of the
count. Five blinks with a long pause equals mode 5 and so on.
2. Press SET to increment to the next mode. Press MODE to decrement to the previous
mode.
3. Press and release the LIPO button to save this mode to memory.
Modes
Mode Function Description
1 R/C mode Control with standard R/C pulses from a R/C radio or MCU. Controls
a robot like a tank. S1 controls motor 1 forward or reverse and S2
controls motor 2 forward or reverse.
2 R/C mode with mixing Same as Mode 1 with mixing enabled. Channels are mixed for
differentially steered robots (R/C Car). S1 controls forward or reverse
and S2 controls left or right.
3 Analog mode Control using analog voltage from 0V to 2V. S1 controls motor 1 and
S2 controls motor 2.
4 Analog mode with mixing Same as Mode 3 with mixing enabled. Channels are mixed for
differentially steered robots (R/C Car). S1 controls forward or reverse
and S2 controls left or right.
5 Standard Serial Use standard serial communications for control.
6 Standard Serial with slave pin Same as Mode 5 with a select pin. Used for networking. RoboClaw will
ignore commands until pin goes high.
7 Packet Serial Mode - Address 0x80 Control using packet serial mode with a specic address for
networking several motor controllers together.
8 Packet Serial Mode - Address 0x81
9 Packet Serial Mode - Address 0x82
10 Packet Serial Mode - Address 0x83
11 Packet Serial Mode - Address 0x84
12 Packet Serial Mode - Address 0x85
13 Packet Serial Mode - Address 0x86
14 Packet Serial Mode - Address 0x87
LIPO
SETMODE