The motor control and quadrature encoder is done using an onboard Microchip dsPIC processor. The communication with the Beaglebone is done using i2c, that way we can stack multiple DMCC boards on top of a single Beaglebone.
Paul Tan. Exadler Technologies Inc. http://www.exadler.com On Sunday, December 1, 2013 8:22:27 PM UTC-5, Teknoman117 wrote: > > Hey! Nice board! Is the motor control done through the onboard hardware, > or is there a microcontroller in it? > > - Nathaniel Lewis > > On Thursday, September 12, 2013 7:49:25 AM UTC-7, Paul Tan wrote: >> >> We finally have our web store launched and we are producing the Dual >> Motor Controller Cape in decent quantity (making 100 in this batch). >> The spec are: >> - Dual motor control of DC brushed motor >> - 5V to 28V >> - 7A Max continuous >> - Quadrature encoder interface >> - PID with programmable Kp, Ki, Kd constants >> - Velocity PID >> - Simple 'C' interface >> - Stackable cape allowing up to 4 capes to be used on a single Beaglebone >> black. >> >> You can find more information at http://exadler.blogspot.com, and our >> webstore is live at https://exadler.myshopify.com. >> >> Paul Tan. >> >> >> On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:48:22 AM UTC-4, [email protected]: >>> >>> We are building a robot and we want to use the BeagleBone Black. >>> We want a motor controller that is cabable of: >>> - Control of two DC brushed motors >>> - 12V nominal >>> - 2.5A continuous, 4A peak >>> - PWM >>> - with Encoders >>> >>> Any ideas where we can find such motor controller? We looked in the >>> capes and there is no one available with our specifications >>> >> -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
