This page will provide an overview of everything on the current iteration of the Controls Simulation Board, including both features in-use as well as deprecated features and reasoning behind deprecation.
Full Schematic:
![](https://cloud.wikis.utexas.edu/wiki/download/thumbnails/28285929/image-2024-2-27_23-49-19.png?version=1&modificationDate=1709099359009&cacheVersion=1&api=v2&height=400)
Board Layout:
![](https://cloud.wikis.utexas.edu/wiki/download/thumbnails/28285929/image-2024-2-27_23-51-15.png?version=1&modificationDate=1709099474930&cacheVersion=1&api=v2&width=450)
All of the components of this board can be found on the main page
Section | Schematic View | Layout View (attention to highlighted section) | What does this do? |
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Motor Contactors | | | - diodes indicate if motor contactors are on
- basically if the motor successfully went through its precharge sequence (Motor Precharge) and is on (Motor Main)
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Array Contactors | | | - diodes indicate if the array contactors are on
- basically if the array successfully went through its precharge sequence (Array Precharge) and is on (Array Main)
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Accelerator Pot | | | ![](https://cloud.wikis.utexas.edu/wiki/download/thumbnails/28285929/image-2024-3-2_1-57-58.png?version=1&modificationDate=1709366275609&cacheVersion=1&api=v2&height=166)
- what the physical component actually looks like^
- as the name suggests, this is the potentiometer for the accelerator
- aka the simulation accelerator pedal
- we can simulate varying acceleration values with it by sliding the nob
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Brake Button | | | ![](https://cloud.wikis.utexas.edu/wiki/download/thumbnails/28285929/image-2024-3-2_2-1-29.png?version=1&modificationDate=1709366487007&cacheVersion=1&api=v2&height=190)
- what the physical component actually looks like on the board^
- as the name suggests, this is the button for the brake
- aka the simulation brake pedal
- we can simulate "stepping on the brake" by just pressing the button
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Rotary Switch | | | ![](https://cloud.wikis.utexas.edu/wiki/download/thumbnails/28285929/image-2024-3-2_1-49-49.png?version=1&modificationDate=1709365786612&cacheVersion=1&api=v2&height=400)
- what the physical component actually looks like on the board^
- for the simulation of the ignition sequence of the car
- Ignition sequence proceeds in following order:
- OFF
- LOW_V: Low voltage systems ON
- IGN_1: ARR_ON (array)
- IGN_2: MOTOR_ON
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