# Welcome to Dark Water

This guide will help you get your hardware set up, connected, and working quickly and easily.

So, let's get going - follow the links for your board below

## The 640 board

The 640 (Six for Zero) board is a DC and Stepper motor control board capable of powering 6 independent DC motors (from 2 – 11v) or 3 stepper motors.

![640](/images/640-450.png)

- [Getting started](/640gettingstarted.html) setting up your 640 board ready for use
- [Wiring everything up](/640wiring.html) connecting your power, motors and servos
- [Programming in Python](/640python.html) the Python API and how to use it
- [Programming in C++](/640cplusplus.html) controlling the board in C++
- [Set up RC Input]() reading input from your RC receiver
- [Expanding](/expansionadding.html) adding extra expansion boards
- [Get Advanced](/640advanced.html) more advanced things you can do

[Pre-Order a 640 board >](https://darkwater.io/product/640-dc-motor-control-board/)

## The ESCAPE board

The ESCAPE (ESC-cape) board was designed to provide a method of using brushless motors rather than the DC motors.

![escape](/images/escape-450.png)

- [Getting started](/escapegettingstarted.html) setting up your ESCAPE board ready for use
- [Programming in Python](/escapepython.html) the Python API and how to use it
- [Programming in C++](/escapecplusplus.html) controlling the board in C++
- [Set up RC Input]() reading input from your RC receiver
- [Expanding](/expansionadding.html) adding extra expansion boards

[Pre-Order an ESCAPE board >](https://darkwater.io/product/escape-esc-powered-motor-control-board/)

## The SOAR board

The SOAR board is a holder for advanced sensors. It is ideal for use with different robot control boards, or if you have a single sensor expansion board you want to switch between robots.

![soar](/images/soar-450.png)

- [Getting started](/soargettingstarted.html) setting up your SOAR board ready for use
- [Adding an expansion board](/expansionadding.html) adding an expansion board
- [Reading data]() reading the sensor data

[Pre-Order a SOAR board >](https://darkwater.io/product/soar-expansion-board-holder/)

## Tutorials

We've put together a few tutorials to help you build functioning robots that you can then expand upon.

- [Building the GrassShark]() coming soon
- [Building the Buggy]() coming soon
- [Building the quadcopter](/tutorial-quadcopter.html) Building and flying a quad-copter with the ESCAPE board.