Thread: Disabling PWM outputs w/out disabling entire bot.
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Re: Disabling PWM outputs w/out disabling entire bot.
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Originally Posted by PAR_WIG1350 View Post
If you calibrate the victors such that 127 is neutral by using code rather than joysticks to calibrate them, why couldn't you just have a toggle switch on the OI to lock all pwm channels at 127?
Because I'd be spending a large amount of time calibrating the joysticks in software -- it takes around 25 minutes to download new code and I'd have to "tweak" the center values several times to get it right (I could also display binary through the OI's LEDs to calibrate them, needing only 2 downloads). If a joystick's calibration changes (they're not exactly new, and I'm already noticing drift), or a joystick is replaced, I'd have to do it all over again.

That is a good idea, though; I'd just rather not calibrate them in software.

Thanks for the help.

Edit: To clarify, I think it's the "correct" solution, but I also think that it's more difficult to maintain than my "solution."
Last edited by flameout : 20-09-2011 at 00:00.