Curtis 1232E Manual 

1232E / 34E / 36E / 38E / 39E and 1232SE / 34SE / 36SE / 38SE Read Instructions Carefully! Specifications are subject to change without notice. © 2016 Curtis Instruments, Inc. ® Curtis is a registered trademark of Curtis Instruments, Inc. © The design and appearance of the products depicted herein are the copyright of Curtis ...

pg. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTERS 1: OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................................1 2: WIRING ........................................................................................ ...

allows two controllers to work together in vehicles with dual fixed-axle drive motors, a steered wheel or axle, and an analog steer-angle sensor. The two controllers must be the same size—for example, two 1234E-23XX controllers or ...

Curtis 1232E/34E/36E/38E/39E & 1232SE/34SE/36SE/38SE Manual, os 31 – May 2017 Return to TOC pg. 2 2 — WIRING One of the two controllers is designated the master and the other the slave. The master controller operates the left motor and the slave operates the right motor. The throttle and brake inputs go to the master. The steering pot input ...

pg. 3 Return to TOC Curtis 1232E/34E/36E/38E/39E & 1232SE/34SE/36SE/38SE Manual, os 31 – May 2017 The master controller is wired to all the components except those related to the Right motor and the steering pot. Figure 2b Basic wiring diagram for master controller, Dual Drive operation. SWITCH 16 J1-14 SWITCH 8 J1-33 REVERSE SWITCH 7 J1-22 FO ...

Curtis 1232E/34E/36E/38E/39E & 1232SE/34SE/36SE/38SE Manual, os 31 – May 2017 Return to TOC pg. 4 The slave controller is wired only to the Right motor and its encoder and temperature sensor, the steering pot, CAN H, CAN L, KSI, B+/B–, and an electromagnetic brake. Figure 2c Basic wiring diagram for slave controller, Dual Drive operation. SW ...

pg. 5 Return to TOC Curtis 1232E/34E/36E/38E/39E & 1232SE/34SE/36SE/38SE Manual, os 31 – May 2017 3 — PROGRAMMABLE PARAMETERS The following programmable parameters are used to configure the Dual Drive feature. With only a very few exceptions, all the parameters on both the master and the slave controller should be set to the ...

Curtis 1232E/34E/36E/38E/39E & 1232SE/34SE/36SE/38SE Manual, os 31 – May 2017 Return to TOC pg. 6 DUAL DRIVE MENU PARAMETER ALLOWABLE RANGE DESCRIPTION Dual Motor Enable |Dual_Motor_Enable |OptionBits4 [Bit 2] 0x306D 0x00 On / Off On / Off To turn on the Dual Drive feature, set this parameter On in both controllers. Dual Motor ...

pg. 7 Return to TOC Curtis 1232E/34E/36E/38E/39E & 1232SE/34SE/36SE/38SE Manual, os 31 – May 2017 DUAL DRIVE MASTER MENU PARAMETER ALLOWABLE RANGE DESCRIPTION Steer Angle Max (deg) Dual_Steer_Angle_Max 0x38A3 0x00 45 – 90 deg 45 – 90 Set this to the maximum steer angle that is physically possible on the vehicle. (Steer Ang ...

Curtis 1232E/34E/36E/38E/39E & 1232SE/34SE/36SE/38SE Manual, os 31 – May 2017 Return to TOC pg. 8 DUAL DRIVE SLAVE MENU PARAMETER ALLOWABLE RANGE DESCRIPTION Turn Accel Rate Dual_Turn_Accel_Rate 0x38A8 0x00 0.1 – 30.0 s 100 – 30000 As the steering angle increases from the edge of the deadband to the critical angle (Critica ...