3rd Party Products and Accessories
The companies listed on this page offer products that can be used with Roboteq's controllers to build innovative and affordable mobile Robotics and Motion Control solutions. See Also our Solution Partners page for Design Consultants
DC Motors
Use Permanent Magnet or Series Wound DC motor. Match maximum operating current of Motor to selected Controller
Excellent selection of motors of various size and power | |
Good selection of high-power, high-efficiency Brushed and Brushless motors | |
Major manufacturer of brushless hub motors for electric bikes and small EVs | |
Excellent selection of motors of various size and power | |
High Power motors for use in electric vehicles and electric boats. |
Linear Actuators
Use Linear Actuators driven by Permanent Magnet DC motors. Match maximum operating current of actuator to selected Controller
Full range of Linear Actuators, competitively priced | |
Full range of High Quality, quiet Linear Actuators |
Remote Controls and Accessories
All hobby radio models, from the simplest to the most expensive will interface to the Roboteq controllers, although higher PCM units will deliver better range and reliability. Roboteq controllers come with Futaba J type connectors. Other brand radios may require connector adapters
Maker of Industrial-grade wireless controls | |
Most popular brand of RC radios. Widely avaiable from hobby stores | |
Maker of switches activated by RC signal | |
Maker of switches activated by RC signal | |
Maker of Serial to USB converters | |
Maker of Serial to USB converters |
Optical Encoders
Use encoders with two quadrature outputs (Ch A, Ch B), single ended signal, 2V minimum swing between 0 and 1 Level (TTL or CMOS logic levels). 5VDC operation. 50mA or less current consumption per encoder. Encoder count depend on desired motor speed range. 200 pulses/rev is suitable value for most applications
Excellent selection of Optical Encoders of at very competitive prices |
Joysticks
Use joystick with 2K to 10K pots (recommended values). Connect pot end to GND and +5V outputs from controller. Connect pot wiper to controller analog input. 0 Volt=full reverse; 5 Volt=full forward, 2.5 Volt=center position=stop
Excellent selection of joysticks, including hall effect and pwm output | |
Analog joysticks and foot pedals | |
Excellent selection of analog joystick | |
Excellent selection of motors of various size and power |
Steering Control
For use with manned and unmanned electric vehicles
xTiller Head steering control is a command and control interface for vehicles used in logistics |
Potentiometers & Analog Position Feedback Sensors
For jumbo-servo application, use high quality rotary or linear potentiometer, 2k to 10k preferred pot value for position feedback. For best reliability, consider solid state sensors delivering 0V in min, 2.5V center, 5V max positions
Maker of industrial-quality linear and string linear potentiometers and high-count multi-turn rotational potentiomenters | |
High reliability potentiometers and 100% solid-state hall position sensors | |
Linear and rotary potentiometers | |
Broad selection of linear, rotational & string potentiometers. Contactless hall-effect rotational sensors |
Valve Actuators
Roboteq controllers may be used to control valve actuators via computer control
Good selection of industrial valve actuators |
Batteries
Roboteq controllers operate with all types of battery technologies. Voltage input range is 12V to 40V
Good selection of batteries for mobile robots | |
Excellent selection of batteries of various technolgies and capacity. Fabricates custom battery cells |
Gears, Wheels & Mechanical Parts
Required for all applications
Several useful reduction and transmission gears | |
Several useful reduction and transmission gears | |
Design any mechanical part on your PC, upload, and receive finished hardware to your door |
Single Board Computers (SBCs)
Required for all applications
Reseller of VIA mini-ITX motherboard, and car computers | |
Maker of the popular, tiny, easy to program Basic Stamp single board computer | |
Maker of versatile Relay boards. Reseller of power components |
Radio Modems
Wireless modems with greater range than R/C radios. Because they are bi-directional, they can report robot sensor status as well as send richer commands.
Maker of 900 and 2.4MHz radio modems with ranges up to several miles |
Electronics Components
Switches, relays, transistors, and many other parts
Electronics component megastore. If it exists, it can be found and ordered here | |
Precisions resistors and other products for your OEM business that meet all RoHS | |
Good selection at attractive price. | |
High efficiency compact switching DC/DC converters |
Software
Software packages, tools and algorithms of specific interest to robot and motion control designers
Maker of the Electronic Drive Train Simulator (EDTS) software. Will let you build and simulate your robot design on your PC, using accurate models of real hardware (motors, batteries, wheels, gears, etc ...) |
Books & Magazines
Resources for learning about Robotics and Motion Control
Top selection of robotics books | |
Excellent source of robotics articles and resources |
