Kill Switch Optocoupler

In the illustration above it is described how the prebuilt module should be connected and how the kill switch circuit can be implemented using a optocoupler. The idea of the circuit is that the optocoupler will be connected to the logic of the motorcontroller and as soon as the kill switch signal goes low the motors should stop.

The components in the circuit are the following.

OC: Optocoupler
VDD: This is the voltage source that is used to power the optocoupler, should be same as logic high on the motorcontroller.
R2: 
This is a pull down resistor. 
R1
(Optional): is a serial resistor which limits the current through the diode this one is optional since there is already a 1K ohm resistor on the prebuilt module.

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