PowerPole Adapter Board

Kraken X60 Powered by TalonFX PowerPole Adapter Board (Product Page)

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.

Connector Port Descriptions

Description
Connector Type

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

Kit Contents

Part Number
Description
QTY

WCP-1380-001

Adapter Board Cover

1

WCP-1380-901

Adapter Board

1

~

#4-40 x 0.375"L Bolt

2

Assembly Instructions

Step 1

Attach the Adapter Board onto the Kraken X60 using the bolts shown below.

Location
Screw Size
Driver Size
Torque Value

Power Terminals

#6-32 x 1/4"

T10

0.9 N*m

CAN Terminals

#4-40 x 3/8"

T10

0.6 N*m

Step 2

Attach the Adapter Board Cover onto the Assembly from Step 1 using two #4-40 x 3/4"L bolts.

CAN Wiring

There are multiple options for connecting CAN to the Kraken X60 Powered by TalonFX PowerPole Adapter Board. The following are some examples.

Mating Connectors

Part Number
Description
Link

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

Daisy Chaining

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.

Any combination of two of the 2 pin Molex SL or Weidmuller connectors can be used.

Using 2-Pin Molex SL Ports
Using Weidmuller Ports
Using 2-Pin Molex SL and Weidmuller Ports

Daisy Chaining with CANcoder

Any combination of the CAN ports can be used for the connections into and out of Adapter Boards.

Daisy Chaining with CANcoder Stub

Any combination of the CAN ports can be used for the connections into and out of Adapter Boards.

No terminating resistor is needed after the CANcoder.

Power Wiring

Mating Connector

Part Number
Description
Link

1327

Powerpole Connector Housing, Red

1327G6

Powerpole Connector Housing, Black

Securing Powerpole

A pass through hole was added to the Adapter Board to allow the Powerpole connector to be secured with a ziptie.

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