PowerPole Adapter Board
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The Kraken X60 Powered by TalonFX PowerPole Adapter Board was designed in a collaboration between WCP and Vivid-Hosting. The connector board allows teams to easily connectorize the power and CAN screw terminals on the back of the Talon FX. This helps simplify wiring and facilitates faster motor swaps.
In addition, one of the connectors outputs power and CAN, allowing you to power a CAN based sensor like a CANcoder.
Input Power
Anderson Powerpole (PP45)
CAN
4 x Weidmuller / 2 x 2-pin Male Molex SL
CAN + Power
1 x 4-pin Male Molex SL
WCP-1380-001
Adapter Board Cover
1
WCP-1380-901
Adapter Board
1
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#4-40 x 0.375"L Bolt
2
Attach the Adapter Board onto the Kraken X60 using the bolts shown below.
Power Terminals
#6-32 x 1/4"
T10
0.9 N*m
CAN Terminals
#4-40 x 3/8"
T10
0.6 N*m
Attach the Adapter Board Cover onto the Assembly from Step 1 using two #4-40 x 3/4"L bolts.
There are multiple options for connecting CAN to the Kraken X60 Powered by TalonFX PowerPole Adapter Board. The following are some examples.
50579402
SL Crimp Housing, Single Row, Version G, Positive Latch, 2 Circuits, Black
50579404
SL Crimp Housing, Single Row, Version G, Positive Latch, 4 Circuits, Black
16020103
SL Crimp Terminal, Series 70058, Female, 22-24 AWG, with Gold Plated Contact, Bag
All CAN connections on the adapter board are directly connected to the screw terminals on the TalonFX. You want to have one CAN wire in and one CAN wire out.
The stub length for the CANcoder should be 12" or less. Make as short as possible.
1327
Powerpole Connector Housing, Red
1327G6
Powerpole Connector Housing, Black
A pass through hole was added to the Adapter Board to allow the Powerpole connector to be secured with a ziptie.
