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Re: CAN for dummies


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Originally Posted by daniel_dsouza View Post
If I wanted to control a robot in autonomous mode, should I use position or speed?
If I wanted to control a robot in teleop mode, should I use position, speed, or PercentVbus?
It depends on the application (drivetrain motor? lift motor? spinning roller motor?) and what you are trying to achieve.


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Originally Posted by daniel_dsouza View Post
We “misplaced the encoder from the KOP”. What was the original part number,

http://usfirst.org/uploadedFiles/Rob...%20Rev%20E.pdf

http://usdigital.com/products/encode...rotary/kit/e4p

http://usdigital.com/first

http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-0791.htm

http://www.austriamicrosystems.com/e...ncoders/AS5030


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or what would be a good replacement?
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...04&postcount=2

http://www.vishay.com/docs/57103/model981.pdf

http://www.cherrycorp.com/english/se...an8_series.pdf

http://www.usdigital.com/products/en...ary/shaft/ma3/



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