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Originally Posted by NetPlanet
Our team is new to CAN, but would like to use the speed control function using encoders. The chassis team is thinking of using two toughboxes with two motors each, therefore requiring two jaguars each. But the problem is these toughboxes only have one encoder each. How should we wire or program so that each encoder is used by two jaguars?
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What you don't want to do is try to close the loop on speed with each of the two separate jags/motors controlling the same gearbox. This is not the right way to balance the load on the motors.
Instead, close the loop on speed with one Jag, read how much motor voltage (or current) that Jag is supplying, and feed the other motor the same voltage (or current).