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

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WCP-1380 - Kit Contents.pdf

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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	DigiKey
50579404	SL Crimp Housing, Single Row, Version G, Positive Latch, 4 Circuits, Black	DigiKey
16020103	SL Crimp Terminal, Series 70058, Female, 22-24 AWG, with Gold Plated Contact, Bag	DigiKey

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

The stub length for the CANcoder should be 12" or less. Make as short as possible.

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	Powerwerx
1327G6	Powerpole Connector Housing, Black	Powerwerx

Securing Powerpole

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