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Originally Posted by cbale2000
Is there actually an associated connector that goes with the speed controller? Just looking at it, it looks like you're expected to just connect the 3-pin PWM and 2-pin limit switch cables directly into the port at their associated pins (like the front panel button/LED pinouts on a PC motherboard).
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The 16-pin connector is normally used with something like the one in the link below.
https://wwws.samtec.com/technical-sp...iesMaster=HCSD
I looked more closely at the drawing showing the pinout of the connector.
http://www.mindsensors.com/content/7...tor-controller
It does look like one would plug a standard 3-pin connector onto 3 of the 16 pins then plug a 2-pin connector onto 2 of the other pins for limit switches. This is a somewhat dangerous way to do it since if the PWM cable is plugged onto the wrong pins, either the motor controller, the robot controller or both may be damaged. Now I know what aldaeron was referring to when he wrote "It is very easy to plug the PWM into the limit switch pins or vice versa."