PDP User’s Guide
3/28/2018
Cross The Road Electronics Page 2 3/28/2018
Table of Contents
1. Power Distribution Panel at a Glance ..................................................................................... 4
1.1. Connection Specifications ............................................................................................... 5
1.2. Electrical Specifications ................................................................................................... 6
1.3. Mechanical Specifications ............................................................................................... 6
1.4. Communication Specifications ......................................................................................... 6
2. Installing a PDP ..................................................................................................................... 7
2.1. Battery harness ............................................................................................................... 7
2.1.1. Split Washer .............................................................................................................. 8
2.2. Breakers .......................................................................................................................... 9
2.2.1. Snap Action 40 Amp Breaker .................................................................................... 9
2.2.2. Snap Action 20/30 Amp Breaker ..............................................................................10
2.3. Weidmuller Connectors ..................................................................................................11
2.3.1. roboRIO, PCM, VRM ................................................................................................12
2.3.2. CAN bus ..................................................................................................................13
2.4. Blade Fuse .....................................................................................................................14
2.4.1. Blade Fuse Replacements .......................................................................................15
2.5. WAGO OperatingTool .....................................................................................................15
3. LED States ............................................................................................................................16
4. Functional Limitations (software) ...........................................................................................17
4.1. Firmware <1.40: If Robot Is Enabled/Disabled/Enabled Quickly, FRC robot may
momentarily disable. ..............................................................................................................17
4.2. Firmware <1.40: Power and Energy ...............................................................................17
4.3. LabVIEW: Energy signal is not scaled to Joules. ............................................................17
4.4. C++/Java: Energy signal is in Millijoules. ........................................................................17
4.5. Firmware <1.37: Current may read ~2A when there is no current. ..................................17
4.6. FRC2016 roboRIO: CAN Device does not appear in web page diagnostics. ..................18
4.7. FRC 2018: CTRE CAN Receive Timeout ........................................................................19
5. Troubleshooting Tips and Common Questions ......................................................................20
5.1. What is the threshold for Vbat fault? ...............................................................................20
5.2. Are sticky faults cleared during/after a firmware field-update? ........................................20
5.3. Do I need to firmware-update? Where are the files? ......................................................20