Thread: Compressor/Spike Default Setting = On
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Unread 05-03-2011, 19:27
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Re: Compressor/Spike Default Setting = On
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Originally Posted by Gnishi2011 View Post
...To get to the point, whenever the robot is turned on, or when we are building code, or whenever the cRio is not communicating with the robot, the compressor turns on. We've concluded that this is the behaviour of the spike, as its default setting is power on...
This is absolutely definitely not the default setting of anything.

Please be sure that the PWM cable from the spike controlling the compressor is plugged into a RELAY output of the DSC. I have never tried it, but plugging into either a PWM or DIO should connect +5V to the REV (B) pin of the spike leading to your observed behavior.

Refer to this document and this document and this document.

Regards,

Mike
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Last edited by Mike Betts : 05-03-2011 at 19:35.