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# Welcome to Dark Water
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This guide will help you get your hardware set up, connected, and working quickly and easily.
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So, let's get going - follow the links for your board below
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## The 640 board
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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.
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- [Getting started](/640.html#getting-started) find out about your 640 board
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- [Setup your 640](/640.html#setup-your-640) setting up your 640 board ready for use
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- [Setting up your Pi](/640.html#setting-up-your-pi) setting up your Raspberry Pi
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- [Wiring everything up](/640.html) connecting your power, motors and servos
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- [Programming in Python](/640.html#programming-the-640-installing-the-python-libraries) the Python API and how to use it
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- [Programming in C++](/640.html#programming-the-640-installing-the-c-libraries) controlling the board in C++
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- [Set up RC Input]() reading input from your RC receiver
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- [Expanding](/expansionadding.html) adding extra expansion boards
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- [Get Advanced]() more advanced things you can do
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[Pre-Order a 640 board >](https://darkwater.io/product/640-dc-motor-control-board/)
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## The ESCAPE board
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The ESCAPE (ESC-cape) board was designed to provide a method of using brushless motors rather than the DC motors.
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- [Getting started](/escape.html#getting-started) find out about your ESCAPE board
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- [Setup your ESCAPE](/escape.html#setup-your-escape) setting up your ESCAPE board ready for use
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- [Setting up your Pi](/escape.html#setting-up-your-pi) setting up your Raspberry Pi
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- [Wiring everything up](/escape.html) connecting your power, motors and servos
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- [Programming in Python](/escape.html#programming-the-escape-installing-the-python-libraries) the Python API and how to use it
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- [Programming in C++](/escape.html#programming-the-escape-installing-the-c-libraries) controlling the board in C++
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- [Set up RC Input]() reading input from your RC receiver
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- [Expanding](/expansionadding.html) adding extra expansion boards
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- [Get Advanced]() more advanced things you can do
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[Pre-Order an ESCAPE board >](https://darkwater.io/product/escape-esc-powered-motor-control-board/)
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## The SOAR board
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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.
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- [Getting started](/soar.html) setting up your SOAR board ready for use
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- [Adding an expansion board](/expansionadding.html) adding an expansion board
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- [Reading data]() reading the sensor data
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[Pre-Order a SOAR board >](https://darkwater.io/product/soar-expansion-board-holder/)
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## Tutorials
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We've put together a few tutorials to help you build functioning robots that you can then expand upon.
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- [Building the GrassShark]() coming soon
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- [Building the Buggy]() coming soon
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- [Building the quadcopter](/tutorial-quadcopter.html) Building and flying a quad-copter with the ESCAPE board.
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