Blackhawk Robotics Expansion Board for myRIO

The Studica MD2 is a next-generation high performance Motor Controller Driver and Sensor Adapter with many added features to make it ready to use in your robot project. The included VNH5019ATR-E Motor Controller ICs are very robust with high current output and several important protection features. Many other I/O options have been incorporated into this design to make it extremely easy to interface to several different sensors.

Features,

• Includes 2 VNH5019 Motor Controller ICs,
  • 2 Enable Inputs, 2 direction inputs, one PWM input per channel up to 20Khz
  • Up to 12A Continuous output per channel, 30A peak current short ms duration
  • Under-voltage, over-voltage, reverse-voltage protection
  • Thermal Shutdown protection
  • Current Limit protection
  • Current Sense Output Proportional to Motor Current (approx. 140 mV/A)
  • Loss of Ground and Loss of Vcc Protection
  • Protection against short to Ground and short to Vcc

Specifications,

• 3V-compatible inputs
• Directly interfaces with myRIO MXP Port
• 8-16V DC Battery Input Terminal, J7, (GND, MTRS+ PWR)
• Jumper Selectable Current sense feedback from the VNH5019 Motor ICs, J12, J17
• Reverse Power LED Indicator
• FWD and REV Motor Direction LED Indicators
• 3 Servo Headers, J9, J10, J11, (SIG, SVDC, GND)
• 1 Parallax Ping Sensor Port, J13, (GND, VCC, DIO)
• 1 Sharp IR Port, J21, (AI0, VCC, GND)
• 1 LSB Port, J18, (VCC AI0, AI1, AI2, AI3, GND)
• 1 NavX Port, J19, (VCC, SDA, SCL, GND)
• 2 Encoder Ports, J22, J23, (VCC, ENCB, GND, ENCA)
• 1 I2C Port, J20, (NC, SCL, SDA)
• Built in 5V 3A voltage Regulator
• 3.3V Power Rail Header, J3, from myRIO
• 5V Power Rail Header, J4, from onboard regulator
• GND Rail Header, J6
• Separate Servo Power Input, J8 (SV+ PWR, GND)

Includes the Studica Toolkit and 3 classroom licenses of labVIEW, the NI myRIO, industry-standard reconfigurable I/O (RIO) technology, the enclosed version of myRIO (myRIO-1900) places three I/O connectors, wireless capabilities, a dual-core ARM real-time processor, and a customizable Xilinx FPGA. With its on board devices, seamless software experience, and library of course-ware and tutorials, myRIO provides a controller ideal for the WorldSkills Mobile Robotics Competition.

Includes Driver and Software DVD, USB cable, power supply with international accessory and MSP screw-terminal connector.

Note: This can only be purchased by educational institutions or students for use with the WorldSkills Mobile Robotics Competition.