REV Robotics SPARK User Manual

REV-11-1200-UM-00 Copyright © 2016 REV Robotics, LLC 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 SPARK OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.1 FEATURE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 KIT CONTENTS .............................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.3 SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................................... 6
2 FEATURE DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................................................ 7
2.1 POWER AND MOTOR CONNECTIONS ......................................................................................................................... 7
2.1.1 SCREW TERMINALS ................................................................................................................................................. 7
2.1.2 MOTOR OUTPUT ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.1.3 POWER INPUT ........................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.1.4 CONNECTING MOTOR AND POWER WIRES ........................................................................................................... 8
2.2 SPEED AND DIRECTION CONTROL .............................................................................................................................. 9
2.2.1 SERVO-PWM CONNECTION ..................................................................................................................................... 9
2.2.2 CONTROLLING MOTOR SPEED AND DIRECTION ................................................................................................... 9
2.3 HEAT MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................................................. 10
2.4 LIMIT SWITCH INPUTS ............................................................................................................................................... 11
2.4.1 LIMIT SWITCH OPERATION .................................................................................................................................... 11
2.4.2 LIMIT SWITCH WIRING ........................................................................................................................................... 11
2.5 OPERATING MODES.................................................................................................................................................... 12
2.5.1 BRAKE/COAST MODE ............................................................................................................................................. 12
2.5.2 CALIBRATION .......................................................................................................................................................... 13
2.5.3 FACTORY RESET ..................................................................................................................................................... 13
2.6 STATUS LED ................................................................................................................................................................ 14
APPENDIX A DIMENSIONS ................................................................................................................................................... 15
APPENDIX B THERMAL DATA .............................................................................................................................................. 16
APPENDIX C LINEARITY DATA............................................................................................................................................. 17
APPENDIX D SCHEMATIC ..................................................................................................................................................... 18

REV Robotics SPARK Specifications

General

Brand	REV Robotics
Model	SPARK
Category	Controller
Language	English