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Re: Impossible to run the Rover 5 Tank
Hector 2011-11-21 18:14:04 5512 Views2 Replies Hi Sorre,
Try moving the encoders to different pins. The motors need to use the pins 4,5,6,7. The reason you are not getting any movement is because the motor encoders are on those pins, which is causing a conflict.
The white and purple wires connected to 4,5,6,7 are not pins. Those are meant to have jumpers so that the motors are enabled. If you want to use those pins on another project, then you would remove the jumpers, and use the digital header to patch into those pins.
Move those wires to the header, and choose another set of pins for the motor encoders, also place the jumpers back on those pins, that is what connects the pins to the blue terminals for the motors.
I would recommend you start by ensuring the motors and your code is working with out the motor encoders, then add the encoders.
I am moving this topic to the forum, so that others might benefit from this.
Try moving the encoders to different pins. The motors need to use the pins 4,5,6,7. The reason you are not getting any movement is because the motor encoders are on those pins, which is causing a conflict.
The white and purple wires connected to 4,5,6,7 are not pins. Those are meant to have jumpers so that the motors are enabled. If you want to use those pins on another project, then you would remove the jumpers, and use the digital header to patch into those pins.
Move those wires to the header, and choose another set of pins for the motor encoders, also place the jumpers back on those pins, that is what connects the pins to the blue terminals for the motors.
I would recommend you start by ensuring the motors and your code is working with out the motor encoders, then add the encoders.
I am moving this topic to the forum, so that others might benefit from this.
2011-11-21 18:18:42 Dear Sirs,
I bought three weeks ago a Rover 5 (2 Motors, 2 Econders) plus a DFRduino Romeo v.1.0.
I send you two pictures to show the basic connection that I made.
Simple Description:
Encoders are on 4,5,6,7 pins (on the second line).
The colours of these cables are different because I used an extension(short cable).
Power-Encoders are connected to 5 Volts and GND Pins.
I used the Battery Pack to V_IN and GND (In this picture batteries are not connected) .
Motors cable are in M1 and M2 seePic. 2.
I run on Arduino IDE, one of the six examples, that I found in your website. Serial Port is correctly connected, board is the Nano/ATMEGA 328 .
The Rover doesn't minimaly move.Nothing. NO reaction.
Only the LEDs show me that the program is loaded. All the mechanical parts are dead. .Today is the third's that I try to find a solution. Can you please help me.
Don't send me the example from http://letsmakerobots.com/node/24031 I saw million times ;-).
Thanks Sorre
I bought three weeks ago a Rover 5 (2 Motors, 2 Econders) plus a DFRduino Romeo v.1.0.
I send you two pictures to show the basic connection that I made.
Simple Description:
Encoders are on 4,5,6,7 pins (on the second line).
The colours of these cables are different because I used an extension(short cable).
Power-Encoders are connected to 5 Volts and GND Pins.
I used the Battery Pack to V_IN and GND (In this picture batteries are not connected) .
Motors cable are in M1 and M2 seePic. 2.
I run on Arduino IDE, one of the six examples, that I found in your website. Serial Port is correctly connected, board is the Nano/ATMEGA 328 .
The Rover doesn't minimaly move.Nothing. NO reaction.
Only the LEDs show me that the program is loaded. All the mechanical parts are dead. .Today is the third's that I try to find a solution. Can you please help me.
Don't send me the example from http://letsmakerobots.com/node/24031 I saw million times ;-).
Thanks
Sorre 