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Sabertooth dual 12A motor driver
This is the new version of the Sabertooth 2x10 motor controller. The Sabertooth 2X12 is one of the most versatile, efficient and easy to use dual motor driv...
This is the new version of the Sabertooth 2x10 motor controller.
The Sabertooth 2X12 is one of the most versatile, efficient and easy to use dual motor drivers on the market. It is suitable for medium powered robots - up to 30lbs in combat or 100lbs for general purpose robotics.
Out of the box, the Sabertooth can supply two DC brushed motors with up to 12A each. Peak currents of 15A are achievable for a few seconds.
Overcurrent and thermal protection means you'll never have to worry about killing the driver with accidental stalls or by hooking up too big a motor.
Sabertooth allows you to control two motors with: analog voltage, radio control, serial and packetized serial. You can build many different robots of increasing complexity for years to come with a Sabertooth.
Sabertooth has independent and speed+direction operating modes, making it the ideal driver for differential drive (tank style) robots and more.
The operating mode is set with the onboard DIP switches so there are no jumpers to lose. Sabertooth features screw terminal connectors - making it possible for you to build a robot without even soldering.
Sabertooth is the first synchronous regenerative motor driver in its class. The regenerative topology means that your batteries get recharged whenever you command your robot to slow down or reverse. Sabertooth also allows you to make very fast stops and reverses - giving your robot a quick and nimble edge.
Sabertooth has a built in 5V BEC that can provide power to a microcontroller or R/C receiver. The lithium cutoff mode allows Sabertooth to operate safely with lithium ion and lithium polymer battery packs - the highest energy density batteries available.
Sabertooth's transistors are switched at ultrasonic speeds (32kHz) for silent operation.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Up to 18V in: 12A continuous, 15A peak per channel.
- 24V in: 12A continuous, 25A peak per channel.
- Synchronous regenerative drive
- Ultra-sonic switching frequency
- Thermal and overcurrent protection
- Lithium protection mode
- Input modes: Analog, R/C, simplified serial, packetized serial
- Size: 2.3" x 3" x .7"
- 59 x 75 x 17 mm (2.3x2.95x0.67 in)
DOCUMENTS
- Sabertooth 2x12.doc (2.8mb)
- Sabertooth 2x12.pdf (1.8mb)
- Quick start guide.doc
- Quick start guide.pdf
- Sabertooth DIP Switch Wizard
- Motor driver efficiency comparisonSample RPM versus throttle graph
SHIPPING LIST
- Sabertooth dual 12A motor driver x1
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- microcontroller
- A microcontroller is a small computer on a chip that runs your program and controls connected inputs and outputs. For this product, it is the part that reads buttons and sensors, drives the display and speaker, and communicates over Bluetooth.
- motor driver
- An electronic circuit that lets a low-power controller switch and control a motor that needs more current than the controller pins can safely provide. Checking motor driver support matters because pumps and motors usually cannot be connected directly to a microcontroller output.
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Sabertooth 2x12 Datasheet
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Sabertooth 2x12 Quick Start Guide
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Supplier page — dfrobot.com
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