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Originally Posted by Hugh Meyer
Kent,
You may want to consider powering it with 24 volts. One of the updates makes it legal by connecting the sensors to a solenoid output on the cRio and powering that module from the 24 volts from the PDB.
Previously in this thread I posted a plot of typical voltage during a match. The sensors are good down to 10.8 volts and we regularly see voltages below that.
Attached is the data sheet that shows the working voltage range of the sensor.
-Hugh
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Hugh ... thanks for the feedback. I did see that update and thought about doing just that, but then figured that:
1. Calibrating the sensors without the robot being enabled to power up the Solenoid module would be a challenge.
2. We are only using the sensors in Autonomous where our battery would be at its highest - hopefully not dipping below the 10.8 during that time.
3. If we do have problems after testing for awhile - we can easily relocate the power feed to the cRIO module.