Question about Vavle Driver Module

Shuai

Hi Josh， I have successfully driven the Valve Driver Module, but I have some confusion regarding its proper usage: I noticed there is a 2-pin header（Bpod PWR） on the PCB board. When connected, the Teensy 4.0 can receive power from the Bpod SM state machine via the Ethernet cable, allowing it to work without a USB cable. However, if the USB cable is not plugged in, the Bpod GUI cannot recognize this module. So what is the recommended connection method?

Josh

Hello Shuai,

The Bpod GUI should recognize the module even if it is powered only by the state machine.
Are you using hardware v1 or v2?
Please note that on State Machine r2.0-2.5, only module ports 1-3 supply power. Ports 4 and 5 do not, so the valve driver module would need the USB cable if plugged in to one of those.
Other state machine models: State Machine r0.5 - r1 does not supply power at all, and r2+ supplies power on all channels.

Please let me know if this solved your issue.

Thank you,
Josh