Jaguar

Victor

The Jaguar and Victor motor controllers are Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) controlled and PWM modulated H-Bridge. The H-Bridge structure provides the direction and mode of the motor controller. The PWM modulation of the H-Brige provides the varying power level. The structure and states of an H-Bridge are shown here:

H-Bridges: Theory and Practice, Chuck McManis, December 23rd, 2006, from http://www.mcmanis.com/chuck/robotics/tutorial/h-bridge/

The PWM signal generated inside the motor controller turns the H-Brige on and off rapidly. The Jaguar and Victor turn on and off 20,000 times per second. The PWM varies the power by varying how long in each period the H-Bridge is on. The following figure is the output of the motor controller showing the modulation and the direction (sign) change.

Pulse-width modulation. (2012, November 1). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21:16, November 2, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pulse-width_modulation&oldid=520836117