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
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
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.
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
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.
Daisy Chaining with CANcoder
Daisy Chaining with CANcoder Stub
The stub length for the CANcoder should be 12" or less. Make as short as possible.
Power Wiring
Mating Connector
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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