Quick Start Guide

Sabertooth 2x60 Quick Start Guide

October 2011

Congratulations on your purchase of a Sabertooth 2x60 regenerative motor driver. Sabertooth 2x60 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 2x60. On the reverse side is a chart of some of the most commonly

used operating modes.

Specs:

Input voltage:

6V-33.6V

Output current:

60A per

channel

Peak Output

current:

120A per

channel

Operating

modes:

Analog, R/C,

Serial

For full product documentation and manual, please visit

http://www.dimensionengineering.com/Sabertooth2x60.htm

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Sabertooth 2x60 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Congratulations on your purchase of a Sabertooth 2x60 regenerative motor driver. Sabertooth 2x60 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 2x60. On the reverse side is a chart of some of the most commonly used operating modes. Specs: Input voltage: 6V-33.
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Sabertooth 2X60 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 terminal S1. 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.