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[feature] You will need 4 servo Cables

VM: Connect this directly to the Positive terminal of your battery

Servo Cable 1 AIN1: White VCC: Red (+5) GND: Black (gnd)

Servo Cable 2 AIN2: White PWMA: Red (+5) GND: Black (gnd)

Servo Cable 3 BIN1: White STBY: Red (+5) GND: Black (gnd)

Servo Cable 4 BIN2: White PWMB: Red (+5) *You do not neet to connect the 4th servo wire GND to anything because there are only 3 gnds on the motor controller board. Just snip the wire. [/feature]

Easiest to connect PWM to +5. However, if you want to vary speed then connect the PWM to digital ports of the EZ-B. Then configure those ports to be used as Servos. The higher the servo, the more PWM will be sent which results in faster speed. Slow speed, lower servo.

12 volts to the omnibot motor might be too much. I have 6v, and it moves at the original speed. 12v will double the speed and probably burn the motor out quickly. If you are going to expirement with 12v, make sure you have a replacement motor first :)

Can you not find a ~7v battery instead of the 12v one in your area? Or are you embedding a PC with it, which is why you choose 12?

If you require 12v, then you'll need a strong VR for the motors. I would suggest a LM1084 +5 5A voltage regulator. You'll have to wire it yourself, but it isn't hard.

Ahh ok so i guess i can use the 12v to 6v convertor i have, its really for a car laptop power supply however the voltage is switcheable so i think that should work, i presume i dont need to connect the gnd from the battery to the motor controller do i ? it should pick up the gnd from the other inputs so i think i understand now....ish lol im a bit of a noob when it comes to h bridges i usually just use servos but they would be to low power for the omnibot i have in mind, and yes the power will be 12v because im gonna put in a mini itx and try to source a small screen for the bot for the front, should look cool dunno how long the bat would last though, i have got a new battry that was from a golf cart so very high mah...

Thanks alot Kurt

It will last quite a while. Are you using a solid state storage device? Compaq Flash or something? Those draw very little current compared to a physical HD.

Sounds like you're on the ball!

I did recommend the Sparkfun controller. But it seems many people have issues with it. So since then, we have our own controller coming soon. It should be (fingers crossed) here today, or tomorrow.

Our EZ-Robot HBridge is operated by a single wire, rather than 4. And it has adjustable speeds, etc.

With our controller, you will be able to use the 12v battery directly to the HBridge. Simply select a slower speed, rather than full speed.

Full speed on our hbridge with the 12v and omnibot motor will most likely cook it. Half speed would probably be 6v ... A multimeter will help you with that

Ahh your H bridge sounds perfect lemme know when its available and i will buy one post haste, i should start hacking tomorrow i hope work permitting and i will keep you posted on progress ;-)

Thanks Kurt

Hey guys,

I was just wondering if someone could help me out, in the omnibot there's an orange and yellow wire on one motor and a brown and red wire on the other. Is there any way to figure out which ones are the positive and which are negative to connect to the H-bridge

Not sure it really matters as I just kept changing the ports in ARC H Bridge Movement Panel until I got a combination that moved the robot in the right direction. Or get a battery and power each motor so they turn in the same direction??

That's exactly what I did, I hooked them up 3 different ways until I figured out the combo that made it all go the same way. Thanks! :)

Ok here's the better question.

I think I wired everything right, see the attached picture if you don't believe me...

If I'm supposed to connect the wire in the VM slot to the positive terminal of my battery is there anything I should be connecting to the negative?

Also I'm guessing I'll be needing more than the 6 AA batteries I've been using before I can amp this whole thing up for a test run.

The good news is that when I take the battery pack that came with my EZ-B and take the red VM wire and insert it into the positive channel with the little adapter and power up the EZ-B and I try and make the wheels move I hear a faint click noise, so I can't be that far off.

EDIT:

I also just noticed in DJs video he doesn't attach the VM to a battery at all, he connects it right back to the board.

Should I be doing that also?