SimuCUBE pinouts and wiring

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External connectors[edit | edit source]

Overview of external SimuCUBE connectors.

Legend[edit | edit source]

Color
Supply pin
Input pin
Output pin

X1 - Motor & E-stop connector[edit | edit source]

Pin number Signal name Usage
1 U / PH1 Motor phase 1 / Servo U
2 V / PH2 Motor phase 2 / Servo V
3 W / PH3 Motor phase 3 / Servo W
4 PH4 Motor phase 4
5 GND Ground voltage (0 V) of the SimuCUBE, shield
6 E-Stop / STO External stop / Safe Torque Off input pin (active high)
7 +5 V 5 V supply voltage

X16 - Motor position sensor connector[edit | edit source]

A, B, and C indicate the quadrature encoder differential signals.

Pin # Pin name Quadrature encoder SinCos encoder BiSS-C encoder
Shell GND Earth / 0 V Earth / 0 V Earth / 0 V
1 HALL_W Hall sensor digital input W Hall sensor digital input W
2 HALL_V Hall sensor digital input V Hall sensor digital input V
3 HALL_U Hall sensor digital input U Hall sensor digital input U
4 GND Encoder supply ground / 0 V Encoder supply ground / 0 V Encoder supply ground / 0 V
5 B- Encoder differential input B- SinCos input B-
6 B+ Encoder differential input B+ SinCos input B+
7 A- Encoder differential input A- SinCos input A-
8 A+ Encoder differential input A+ SinCos input A+
9 5V_OUT Encoder supply +5 V output Encoder supply +5 V output Encoder supply +5 V output
10 GND Encoder supply ground / 0 V Encoder supply ground / 0 V Encoder supply ground / 0 V
11 GPI3 IONI GPI3 input Clock- / MA-
12 GPI2 IONI GPI2 input Clock+ / MA+
13 GPI1 IONI GPI1 input
14 C- Encoder differential input C- (index channel) Encoder differential input C- (index channel) Data- / SLO-
15 C+ Encoder differential input C+ (index channel) Encoder differential input C+ (index channel) Data+ / SLO+

X12-upper[edit | edit source]

Pin 1 is the right-most. These are active-low with an internal 3.3 kOhm pull-up resistor.
Use with a RJ45 (8P8C) modular connector. Can be used with straight unshielded or shielded CAT3/5/5e cables (don't use crossover cables!)
Configuration of input modes is done in the X12 input configuration dialog in SimuCUBE firmware 0.11.0 and later. If Buttons is configured, then optionally pin 7 can be a shift button, which will affect both X12 inputs pins so that buttons 1-16 will become 17-32.

Pin number Signal name STM32F407 pin Usage if Button Usage if Encoder
1 Button 1 PC11 Digital input for button Encoder button(s) (all of them)
2 Button 2 PC6 Digital input for button Encoder 1 A / CW
3 Button 3 PC7 Digital input for button Encoder 1 B / CCW
4 Button 4 PC8 Digital input for button Encoder 2 A / CW
5 Button 5 PC9 Digital input for button Encoder 2 B / CCW
6 Button 6 PE5 Digital input for button Encoder 3 A / CW
7 Button 7 PC10 Digital input for button Encoder 3 B / CCW
8 GND / 0 V Ground Ground

X12-lower[edit | edit source]

Pin 1 is the left-most. These are active-low with an internal 3.3 kOhm pull-up resistor.
Use with a RJ45 (8P8C) modular connector. Can be used with straight unshielded or shielded CAT3/5/5e cables (don't use crossover cables!)
Configuration of input modes is done in the X12 input configuration dialog in SimuCUBE firmware 0.11.0 and later. If Buttons is configured, then optionally pin 7 can be a shift button, which will affect both X12 inputs pins so that buttons 1-16 will become 17-32.

Pin number Signal name STM32F407 pin Usage if button Usage if Encoder
1 Button 8 PE2 Digital input for button Encoder button(s) (all of them)
2 Button 9 PE3 Digital input for button Encoder 4 A / CW
3 Button 10 PE1 Digital input for button Encoder 4 B / CCW
4 Button 11 PE0 Digital input for button Encoder 5 A / CW
5 Button 12 PC12 Digital input for button Encoder 5 B / CCW
6 Button 13 PC13 Digital input for button Encoder 6 A / CW
7 Button 14 PC14 Digital input for button Encoder 6 B / CCW
8 GND / 0 V Ground Ground

X11-upper[edit | edit source]

Pin 1 is the right-most.
Use with a RJ45 (8P8C) modular connector. Can be used with straight unshielded or shielded CAT3/5/5e cables (don't use crossover cables!) Note: These analog inputs are 3.3 V tolerant. Do not connect 5 V signals.

Pin number Signal name STM32F407 pin Usage
1 ADC12_IN9 PB1 ADC input for brake pedal
2 ADC12_IN8 PB0 ADC input for throttle pedal
3 ADC12_IN14 PC5 ADC input
4 VCC_OUT +3.3 V supply
5 ADC12_IN4 PC4 ADC input for clutch pedal
6 ADC12_IN7 PA7 ADC input
7 HX711_CLKOUT PE12 Reserved for future use
8 GND / 0 V Ground

X11-lower[edit | edit source]

Pin 1 is the left-most.
Use with a RJ45 (8P8C) modular connector. Can be used with straight unshielded or shielded CAT3/5/5e cables (don't use crossover cables!) Note: These analog inputs are 3.3 V tolerant. Do not connect 5 V signals.

Pin number Signal name STM32F407 pin Usage
1 Button 15 PC15 No firmware support
2 ADC123_IN13 PC3 ADC input
3 ADC123_IN3 PA3 ADC input
4 VCC_OUT +3.3 V supply
5 ADC12_IN4 / DAC1 PA4 ADC input (/ DAC output)
6 ADC12_IN5 / DAC2 PA5 ADC input (/ DAC output)
7 ADC12_IN6 PA6 ADC input
8 GND / 0 V Ground

USB Connectors[edit | edit source]

Connector Usage Notes
X3 USB connector for the STM32F4
X4 USB connector for the IONI

Basic wiring scheme[edit | edit source]

SimuCUBE basic wiring scheme. Please see the motor position sensor table for the DB15 connector pinout.

RJ45 connector wiring examples[edit | edit source]

Example of how to wire buttons and analog signals to SimuCUBE.
Easiest way to wire the rj45 connectors are through a terminal block adapter such as this. Items like this can be obtained for example from eBay (try this search).

Internal connector pinouts[edit | edit source]

SimuCUBE 1r004 internal connectors.

External resistor connection[edit | edit source]

For SimuCUBE Hardware Revision 2 (1r005 printed on the PCB), it is possible to use an external regenerative braking resistor. Suitable external resistor should have resistance of 2.5 Ohm and rated power of at least 25 Watts. We recommend 50 Watts.

Please note, that if, for whatever reason, the internal resistor on the SimuCUBE has cracked, the steps listed SimuCUBE troubleshooting should be performed to analyze the health of the MOSFET transistor.

On SimuCUBE 1r005, the pinout of the external resistor connection has changed compared to the above image. Please refer to the markings on the SimuCUBE board.

Internal/External resistor in use Pins connected in the screw terminal Default from factory
Internal Resistor Input and Internal Resistor connected via a jumper block Default
External Remove jumper and connect external resistor between Resistor Input and HV BUS Output

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