Thanks, Mark. That's what I was hoping to hear. On Friday, December 1, 2017 at 9:13:38 PM UTC, Mark Barton wrote: > > On 12/1/17 2:47 PM, [email protected] <javascript:> wrote: > > Hi. I'm looking at a tank-track chassis that comes with motors included. > Are they suitable for being controlled by a Blue or should I use an > external motor controller? For what it's worth, I'm looking at powering the > Blue with a 1600mAh LiPo battery. > > Here are the details of the motors: > Operating Voltage Range: 3~7.5V > Rated Voltage: 6V > Max. No-load Current(3V): 140 mA > Max. No-load Current(6V): 170 mA > Max. Stall Current: 2.8 A > > Thank you. My apologies if this query is miscategorised. > > > > -- > 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] <javascript:>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/5b983893-2918-4af7-8de4-333c839d2677%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/5b983893-2918-4af7-8de4-333c839d2677%40googlegroups.com > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > You should be in good shape. The Beaglebone Blue has a Toshiba TB6612FNG > chip for the motor driver. You should be below the average current spec > unless you are planning on have a huge load. The stall current does exceed > the spec, but it is protected from thermal overload and will simply > shutdown. You software should also check for a stall and turn off the > drivers anyway. > > https://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/Robotics/TB6612FNG.pdf > > HTH > Mark >
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