Wire Size Cheat Sheet¶
Component |
Recommended Wire Size |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Power Distribution Hub (PDH) |
2-6 AWG, 4 AWG recommended |
“POWER DISTRIBUTION HUB” WHICH CONNECTS DIRECTLY TO BREAKER AND BATTERY AND DISTRIBUTES POWER. BREAKERS AND FUSES FOR OVERCURRENT PROTECTION. CONNECTS TO CAN FOR DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION |
Battery |
2-6 AWG, 4 AWG recommended |
Provides power to the robot |
Radio (Vivid Hosting) |
18-22 AWG power or POE |
Wireless communication device |
RoboRio |
18-22 AWG power, 22 AWG CAN, 22 AWG recommended |
MAIN ROBOT COMPUTER |
Radio Power Module (RPM) |
18-24 AWG, recommended 22 AWG |
Provides POE power to the radio. |
Pigeon 2.0 |
22 Awg Power, 22 Awg CAN |
9 Axis IMU that communicates over CAN |
Kraken x60 |
10-12 AWG, reccomended 10 AWG |
NEWER BRUSHLESS MOTOR WITH BUILT IN MOTOR CONTROLLER. CONTROLLED OVER CAN, REPLACABLE LEADS |
CANcoder |
22 Awg Power, 22 Awg CAN |
As its name implies, this product is a rotary magnetic encoder that communicates over the CAN bus. |