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Revision as of 13:49, 29 June 2022

The REV Control Hub is the “brain” of a FIRST Tech Challenge robot. It has many different ports to connect to the motors, servos, and sensors on the robot. It is the most important part of a robot because it connects to the Driver Station and allows a team to control their robot.


Ports

There are many different types of ports on the REV Control Hub, and each of them is meant to connect to different electronics.

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Label Connection Type Location Purpose
Battery XT-30 Top Left Connects to the battery
Motor 2-Pin JST VH Left Side Connects to the motor’s power
Encoder 4-Pin JST VH Left Side Connects to the motor encoders
Servo 0.1” Header Bottom Side Connects to 5V servos
5V Power 0.1” Header Bottom Side Provides power to other devices (ie: LEDs)
Analog 4-Pin JST PH Lower Right Side Connects to analog devices (ie: potentiometer)
Digital 4-Pin JST PH Middle of Right Side Connect to digital devices (ie: buttons or switches)
I2C 4-Pin JST PH Upper Right Side Connects to I2C applicable devices (ie: color sensor)
RS485 3-Pin JST PH Upper Right Side Connects to an Expansion Hub
UART 3-Pin JST PH Upper Right Side Used for debugging

Status Light Guide

The light on the Control Hub has many different patterns each of which means different things.

Color Pattern Meaning
Blue Constant The Control Hub has power and is waiting to connect to a Driver Station
Green Constant The Control Hub has power and is connected to the Driver Station
Blue Flashing The Control Hub has lost connection with the Driver Station
Orange Flashing The Control Hub has low power
Purple/Turquoise Flashing The Control Hub is currently being configured
Magenta Flashing The Control Hub has changed to 5 GHz wifi
Yellow Flashing The Control Hub has changed to 2.4 GHz wifi

Additional Resources


References