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Re: Code Check

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Originally Posted by umangv620 View Post
I don't have labview at home, so i cant help you specifically, but the compressor part is pretty easy. All you need is to open a compressor in the begin vi, with the pressure switch pwm port and the relay for the spike as its inputs, start the compressor, and then give it a reference name (and finish it in finish.vi).
Thanks! Will this make it so it doesn't turn on once it goes below 95 PSI? i.e., just fill once (to save battery?)

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No code in teleop needed. The compressor will automatically start pumping when autonomous starts, and when it hits about 120 psi, it will stop. You can also preload air into your tanks before matches so the compressor won't have to run during autonomous.
I understood that you can put air in the tanks beforehand, but I thought it had to come from the same compressor, or at least the same type.
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