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Product Description
The Sabertooth 2X50HV is one of the most versatile, efficient and easy to use dual motor drivers on the market. It is suitable for high powered robots - up to 120lbs in combat or 500lbs for general purpose robotics.
Out of the box, the Sabertooth can supply two DC brushed motors with up to 50A each. Peak currents of 100A per channel are achievable for a few seconds.
Overcurrent and thermal protection means you'll never have to worry about killing the driver with accidental stalls or by hooking up too big a motor.
Sabertooth allows you to
control two motors with: analog voltage, radio control, serial
and
packetized serial. You can build many different robots
of increasing complexity for years to come with a Sabertooth.
Sabertooth has independent and speed+direction operating modes, making
it the ideal driver for differential drive (tank style) robots and
more.
The operating mode is set with the onboard DIP switches so there are no
jumpers to lose. Sabertooth features screw terminal connectors - making
it possible for you
to build a robot without even soldering.
The regenerative topology means that your batteries get recharged
whenever you command your robot to slow down or reverse.
Sabertooth has a built in Switching BEC that can provide up to 500mA of power to a
microcontroller
or R/C receiver. The lithium cutoff mode allows Sabertooth to operate
safely
with lithium ion and lithium polymer battery packs - the highest energy
density batteries available.
Sabertooth's transistors are switched at ultrasonic speeds (32kHz) for
silent operation.
Use of our motor drivers with cheap AC adapters is not recommended. Use a battery or at least put a battery in parallel with a DC supply.
Product Specs
| Model: | Sabertooth 2X50HV |
| Specifications: | 50A continuous, 100A peak per channel. 12-48V nominal, 62V absolute maximum Synchronous regenerative drive Ultra-sonic switching frequency Thermal and overcurrent protection Lithium protection mode Input modes: Analog, R/C, simplified serial, packetized serial Size: 4.17” x 3.5” x 1.85” 106 x 90 x 47 mm |
| Documentation: | Sabertooth 2x50HV.doc (4.2mb) Sabertooth 2x50HV.pdf (1.4mb) Quick start guide.doc Quick start guide.pdf Sabertooth DIP Switch Wizard Motor driver efficiency comparison Sample RPM versus throttle graph |
| Applications: | Combat robots up to
120lb Normal and hobby robots up to 500lb Differential drive robots Electric vehicles, ride-on toys, scooters Easy speed/direction control for pumps, conveyors, automation and any application that uses two brushed DC motors |
| Application notes: | Using
a SyRen/Sabertooth with an ATX (or similar) DC power supply Packetized mode with a PIC and Sabertooth |
| Example projects: | Please show us yours! |
