
2 — WIRING
Curtis 1232E/34E/36E/38E/39E & 1232SE/34SE/36SE/38SE Manual, os 31 – May 2017
pg. 2
2 — WIRING
One of the two controllers is designated the master and the other the slave. The master controller operates
the left motor and the slave operates the right motor. The throttle and brake inputs go to the master. The
steering pot input goes to the Pot2 input on the slave controller.
A single main contactor is used, and is controlled by the master. The KSI, CAN H, and CAN L pins of the
two controllers are connected together. B+ from the main contactor and the keyswitch are supplied to
each controller through separate pairs of fuses to enable operation to continue if one side fails. See Figure
2a, below, for an overview of the common wiring between the two controllers, and Figures 2b and 2c for
the detail in each controller.
Figure 2a
Wiring between the master and slave Dual Drive traction controllers.
SWITCH 2 /
ANALOG 2
J1-8
I/O GROUND
J1-7
POT2 HIGH
J1-27
POT2 WIPER
J1-17
POT LOW
J1-18
STEERING
PO
T
RIGHT
AC
MOTOR
J1-5
J1-13
KSI
COIL RETURN
BRAKE
J1-1
KSI
POSITION
FEEDBACK
DEVICE
J1-26
J1-31
J1-32
J1-7
J1-23
J1-35
J1-21
J1-34
Short for 120
Ω
CAN bus termination
B+
V
+5V
FEEDBACK B
CAN TERM L
CAN L
U
W
FEEDBACK A
I/O GROUND
CAN TERM H
CAN H
RIGHT MOTOR
TEMP
SENSOR
SLAVE CONTROLLER
1232E/34E/36E/38E/39E
1232SE/34SE/36SE/38SE
B-
DRIVER 2
SWITCH 8
J1-33
REVERSE
SWITCH 7
J1-22
FORWARD
SWITCH 3
J1-9
INTERLOCK
SWITCH 2 /
ANALOG 2
J1-8
I/O GROUND
J1-7
THROTTLE
POT HIGH
J1-15
THROTTLE
POT WIPER
J1-16
POT2 HIGH
J1-27
POT2 WIPER
J1-17
POT LOW
J1-18
TH
RO
TTLE P
OT
BRAKE P
OT
LEFT
AC
MOTOR
MAIN
J1-5
J1-6
J1-13
DRIVER 2
DRIVER 1
KSI
COIL RETURN
MAIN
BRAKE
J1-1
KSI
J1-26
J1-31
J1-32
J1-7
J1-23
J1-35
J1-21
J1-34
Short for 120
ΩΩ
CAN bus termination
BATTERY
(24–80V)
KEYSWITCH
B+
V
+5V
FEEDBACK B
CAN TERM L
CAN L
U
W
FEEDBACK A
I/O GROUND
CAN TERM H
B-
CAN H
LEFT MOTOR
TEMP
SENSOR
EMERGENCY
ST
OP
MASTER CONTROLLER
1232E/34E/36E/38E/39E
1232SE/34SE/36SE/38SE
POSITION
FEEDBACK
DEVICE
Note: See the 1239E manual for typical wiring for the external high-voltage
battery precharge circuit and for the 12V KSI and switch/driver I/O.