8 Motor Mecanum

[aweso_meme]

Hello all,

I'm trying to set up an 8 motor mecanum drive, and am wondering how to program this. I am currently using the mecanumDrive_cartesian() method, and am wondering if this code will work:

// Initialization code, 1 and 5 are the same wheel, 2 and 6 are the same wheel, etc
RobotDrive driveA = new RobotDrive(1,2,3,4);
RobotDrive driveB = new RobotDrive(5,6,7,8);

//Inside the Tele-Op method
driveA.mecanumDrive_Cartesian(Joysick.getX(), Joystick.getY(), Joystick.getTwist());
driveB.mecanumDrive_Cartesian(Joysick.getX(), Joystick.getY(), Joystick.getTwist());


Will this work?
Thanks all

[z_beeblebrox]

I'm not sure if this works, although I'd guess it would.

If it doesn't, the simple hardware solution is to use y-cables to connect one PWM output to two motor controllers.

[cgmv123]

If it doesn't, the simple hardware solution is to use y-cables to connect one PWM output to two motor controllers.

This, this, a thousand times this. Don't make your code more complicated than it has to be. This also keeps your motors in sync no matter what you do with your code.