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Re: Motor Encoder code. LabVIEW

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Originally Posted by apalrd View Post
1. Potentiometers are better than encoders because the are absolute, so you don't loose your position when you reboot (and if you happen to die during a match, you won't have to return to home before using your robot)
Couldn't you just use the absolute encoder to get around this?