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Unread 12-01-2012, 20:10
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Re: Motor speed control uning Jaguar

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Originally Posted by FrankJ View Post
Rule 61 seems pretty clear to me. You can use either Can-Bus or PWM, but not both on the same Jaguar.
Another thought I had was to wire in both the PWM and the CAN. Then only use the CAN bus to control the robot. The PWM would be there as a failover drive system. I have some concerns about the CAN network being reliable annd want to be able to switch to PWM driving if we detect trouble. Not trying to bend the rules, just want to know what's legal. I will ask my question in the rule QA. Thanks