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  1. SPARK Flex Motor Controller

SPARK Flex Feature Description

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The SPARK Flex Motor Controller is a fully featured smart motor controller designed to be robust and easy to use yet fully capable of advanced motion control. The following sections describe each feature in detail.

SPARK Flex Connections

Allows for seamless firmware updates and code uploads, facilitating quick and efficient software management through the REV Hardware Client

Allows for integration of additional sensors such as the Through Bore Encoder, analog sensors, absolute encoders, and limit switches.

Ultra-flexible, and Silicone-coated Wires

Supply and through 45cm long high-quality wires. Twisted Control wires also feature to make wiring the SPARK Flex easy for PWM or CAN control.

Status LED Indicator

  • Precisely engineered clearance holes for docking screws provide stable and secure attachment of the SPARK Flex and NEO Vortex to your Mechanism

  • High-current Bullet Connectors facilitate quick and secure connections to the NEO Vortex's phases, ideal for high-performance and high-power applications

  • Robust Motor Interface Connector mates to the NEO Vortex's control systems to ensure efficient, secure, and reliable electrical connections and communication

  • The SPARK Flex features six #10-32 threaded mounting holes on a 2 in bolt circle

Displays the , ensuring easy troubleshooting and real-time monitoring

operational status and error codes
SPARK Flex Mounting Holes
Locking Data Port
Input Power
Control Signals
SPARK Flex Main Power and Control Connections
SPARK Flex Docking Interface
SPARK Flex Mounting Hole Pattern
USB-C Port
two standardized connectors
SPARK Flex Docking Interface