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Re: Line Following Sensor Wiring.

Hi there,
Just a note for you, the power for the AB photo sensors that we were given this year may also be powered by the solonoid output module on the cRio. This is so they have a nice constant power source.
The input voltage for the sensors is spec'ed at 10.8 to 30 and sometimes the voltage on the PD block can drop below 10.8VDC.

If you connect it to the solonoid module it will have a nice constant 24 volts.

Just make sure that the software turns on the port you wire it to or it won't have any power at all.

This was in update #5 I think.

Mike
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