AX3500
Dual ChannelHigh Power Digital MotorController
Quick Start Manual
v1.7, February 1, 2005
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Page 1: ...AX3500 Dual Channel High Power Digital Motor Controller Quick Start Manual v1 7 February 1 2005 visit www roboteq com to download the latest revision of this manual Copyright 2003 2005 Roboteq Inc...
Page 2: ...in direct view Please review the User s Manual for added precautions prior to applying full battery or full load power This product is intended for use with rechargeable batteries Unless special preca...
Page 3: ...as well as connections to optional switches and sensors At the back of the controller shown in the figure below are located all the Fast on tabs that must be connected to the batteries and the motors...
Page 4: ...you may connect it to a power switch Refer to the chapter Connecting Power and Motors to the Controller on page 25 for more information about batteries and other connection options 3 Connect each mot...
Page 5: ...he main batteries voltage dips below 12V The table below shows the various functions of the Power Control input See Connecting Power on page 25 for more details on the use and operation of the Power C...
Page 6: ...e controller s power tab as described in section Connecting to the Batteries and Motors on page 13 To power the controller center the joystick and trims on the R C transmitter Then turn on the switch...
Page 7: ...also accomplished by turning the controller s power Off and back On The Set and Program buttons have the following functions depending how and when they are pressed TABLE 2 AX3500 Buttons Function Pro...
Page 8: ...The example below shows how to use the buttons to select and change the Motor Control mode from separate to mixed See Configuring the Controller using the Switches on page 159 of the User s Manual fo...
Page 9: ...s to read and plot real time current consumption value Save captured parameters onto disk for later analysis to update the controller s software Press the Prog button to move to the next parameter C M...
Page 10: ...tion with the controller retrieve the software revision num ber and present a series of buttons and tabs to enable its various possibilities The intuitive Graphical User Interface will let you view an...
Page 11: ...ware revision number will be displayed every 30 seconds You will need to reset or power down and up the controller to exit and resume normal operations Now that you know your controller s software ver...
