User Manual

RoboClaw Series

Brushed DC Motor Controllers

RoboClaw Series User Manual

Analog Wiring Example

RoboClaw uses a high speed 12 bit analog converter. Its range is 0 to 2V. The analog pins

are protected and 5V tolerant. The potentiometer range will be limited if 5V is utilized as the

reference voltage. A simple resistor divider circuit can be used to reduce the on board 5V to 2V

for use with a potentiometer(POT). See the below schematic. The POT acts as one half of the

resistor divider. If using a 5k potentiometer R1 / R2 = 7.5k, If using a 10k potentiometer R1 / R2

= 15k and if using a 20k potentiometer R1 / R2 = 30k.

Set mode 3 with option 1. Center the potentiometers before applying power. The S1

potentiometer will control the motor 1 direction and speed. The S2 potentiometer will control the

motor 2 direction and speed.

S2 Signal

5VDC

GROUND

Pot 2

S1 Signal

5VDC

GROUND

Pot 1

M1A

M1B

M2B

M2A

Negative -

Positive +

Battery

RoboClaw

Motor 1

Motor 2

SW1