Common Robot Electrical Components

• 12v/18AH Sealed Lead Acid Batteries ​http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-0844.htm

See the attached file on the care and feeding of rechargable batteries.

• 120A circuit breaker ​http://www.andymark.com/120-amp-robot-main-circuit-breaker-p/am-0282.htm

• Power Distribution Panel ​http://www.andymark.com/cross-the-road-power-distribution-panel-p/am-2856.htm

  • 20A and 40A thermal circuit breakers ​http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-0288.htm

  • Voltage converters, regulators, monitors, contained in PDP module.

  • Additional regulator for custom circuits: ​http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-3068.htm

  • CAN terminator

• Voltage regulator(s) Voltage Regulator Module ​http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-2857.htm

• Motor controllers

  • PWM Controlled (Victor SP, Rev SPARK, Talon SR, Brown Jaguar, Victor 888)

Victor SP: ​Victor SP
Rev SPARK: ​SPARK

• CAN Controlled (Talon SRX, Black Jaguar)

Talon SRX: ​http://www.andymark.com/Talon-SRX-p/am-2854.htm

• Talon SRX breakout board(s)

• Servo Controller: ​REV SERVO POWER MODULE

• RoboRio embedded computer ​http://www.andymark.com/NI-roboRIO-p/am-3000.htm

• Radio (WiFi Bridge)​http://www.andymark.com/OM5P-AN-p/am-3277.htm

• Pneumatics control module ​http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-2858.htm

• Spike (relays)​http://www.vexrobotics.com/217-0220.html

• Robot Status Light (RSL) aka the blinky light

• Sensors

  • Encoders

Example: ​US Digital E4T Example: ​CIMcoder

• Limit switches
  Typical Limit Switch: Honeywell V7-9W1AE9-048 ​http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?keywords=480-2892-ND
  This switch was used on the 2015 Robot.

• Ultrasonic range finders
  Some examples from Andymark:
  ​http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-2435.htm
  ​http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-2434.htm

• IR reflective range finders
  4-30cm range ​http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=2&product_id=3520_0
  10-80cm range ​http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=2&product_id=3521_0
  20-150cm range ​http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=2&product_id=3522_0
  These require an interface board ​http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=2&product_id=1101_0
  *Note* Interface boards have to be read from an ANALOG input on the RoboRio?

• Beam-break sensors

• ​NAVx 9DOF sensor

• ​LIDAR

• Cameras

  • ​Genius WideCam F100 USB