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Re: Compressor wont run at all

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Originally Posted by Mark McLeod View Post
The Open Compressor specifies the same DIO used for the pressure sensor.
PWM black wire to the outside of the Digital Sidecar?

Open Compressor specifies the same Relay you have the Spike connected to? Black wire on the PWM out of course.
Correct, signal wire on the inside of the sidecar for both. The code does have a constant with the same numbers as to where there wired to.

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It doesn't matter which pressure sensor terminal gets connected to black or white PWM wire.

You can also test the compressor using a limit switch in place of the pressure sensor.
The Relay indicator LEDs on the Digital Sidecar should light green when the compressor is supposed to be on.
I didn't even know that those were lights. No, the lights are not coming on. Does the spike have to be plugged in for the light to come on? (as in, if I were to have it plugged in the wrong spot, say 4, and the code says 3, will 3 light up?)

Ill have to try the limit switch tomorrow.

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The Driver Station is enabled I assume.
Of course. There was one time, when playing with the wiring to figure it out, that I had the DIO going into the spike, which when as soon as the robot was powered up the compressor would start (Which tells me at least the spike and compressor are good)
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