Clearpath Inline resistor wiring.

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Clearpath Inline resistor wiring.

Post by jasonGO »

Greetings.
I have a simple question with regards to putting a resistor with 24 volt power inline to clear paths step and direction input.
Please see attached image, I believe that these 2 schematics (I use the term schematics loosely) accomplish the same thing- only in Option "A" I have 24+ going to a 100K (its a long cable run) resistor and directly into the step and direction inputs to the acorn board. Option B however has the + 24 volt and 100K running inline to the clearpath. On paper it looks exactly the same but wanted to double check my foggy morning thinking.

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Re: Clearpath Inline resistor wiring.

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jasonGO wrote: Fri Jan 15, 2021 11:51 am Greetings.
I have a simple question with regards to putting a resistor with 24 volt power inline to clear paths step and direction input.
Please see attached image, I believe that these 2 schematics (I use the term schematics loosely) accomplish the same thing- only in Option "A" I have 24+ going to a 100K (its a long cable run) resistor and directly into the step and direction inputs to the acorn board. Option B however has the + 24 volt and 100K running inline to the clearpath. On paper it looks exactly the same but wanted to double check my foggy morning thinking.

Cheers!
Option A and B.pdf
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Re: Clearpath Inline resistor wiring.

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I started a new thread for clarity as the other one was slightly different topic. This was is more focused. Per Clearpath for long cable runs it is beneficial to run a +24 volt line with 100K resistor (this was mentioned on a phone call with Tecknic as instructions state 10K) inline with the step and direction outputs from Acron to the Clearpath Servos.
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Re: Clearpath Inline resistor wiring.

Post by tblough »

It's called a pull-up resistor and can happen anywhere along the step and direction wires. I would choose whichever end (driver or Acorn) that had +24V in a convenient location.
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Re: Clearpath Inline resistor wiring.

Post by jasonGO »

Thank you Tom. I was just a little nervous running 24volt with a resistor into the board where the step and direction terminals are. Sound like it should not cause any issues.
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Re: Clearpath Inline resistor wiring.

Post by Gary Campbell »

The resistor schematic is shown in the ClearPath manual. Make sure that you follow that, even if there have been changes to the recommended resistor value
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