@tklass

The dip switch settings for simplified serial mode that I used are :

Switch 1 Up Switch 2 Down Switch 3 Up Switch 4 Down Switch 5 Up Switch 6 Up

I'm using a Logitech F510 Gamepad for my robot control. I configured the right joystick to control two linear actuators with the serial mode Sabertooth 2 x 12. The default left joystick was configured to control a Movement Panel with different speed controllers. I hope this helps a little.

Jim

thanks @Jim Milan i'll give that a shot thats

Jim, if you posted your project, that might help TKlass.

@JStarne you can use packet serial. Press the ? button on the Sabertooth Control and view the tutorial. That will show you which configuration settings you will need. Compare those settings with your manual, they may be different. You care about the Packet Serial and Baud Rate.

Can you recommend a better motor controller?

This tutorial you speak of, when I click the ? It takes me to the jumper config screen, but does not talk about configuration options for the control. Am I missing something ?

@Tklass - please follow the jumper configuration in the tutorial page after pressing the ?

Compare the jumper configurations to the manual for your Sabertooth - in case they are different.

the jumpers are the same and i have confirmed that they match the documentation on the motor controller.

can you tell me why the servo pad works fine and controls the motors? i am not sure the difference if i use the horizontal servo control then i can make the motors run as well. I just cannot use the sabertooth control so i cannot make the bot move forward and back left and right

Thanks for all the help everyone I figured out that the problem was the sabercontroller itself. When I tried my buddy's controller it works perfectly as expected. I will be sending mine back.

Thanks again for the support !