Electrical Assembly For Hip Device

What’s covered here?

Here we will cover:

• Assembling the CAN wires used for communication with the motors.

  • Note: Newer versions of the AK-series motors (e.g., AK-60v3s) have a different CAN writing/power connection and use different internal motor drivers that necessitate a slightly different communication approach between the PCB and Motors. For the time being, the wiring is outlined for versions of the AK motors prior to the v3s, but stay tuned for updates to the hardware and software documentation to also cover these newer options.

• Wiring for the Power and LED

• Configuration of the Motors 

  • Note: Again outlined for the v1.1s, but stay tuned for documentation outlining CubeMars’ newer motors

• Preparing the FSRs

• Connecting everything to the PCB

• Assembling the PCB housing

By the end of this section, assuming you haven’t skipped anything, you will have completed the build of the base hip configuration of OpenExo.

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