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Re: 2012: Tuning the Jaguar's Speed Control PID Loop

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Originally Posted by Ether View Post
This has been discussed in great detail here at CD within the past year in various threads. You might find them interesting reading.

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Originally Posted by dakaufma View Post
Easy workaround: if you splice the encoder's two data wires (power and ground from one jaguar, data A and B to both jaguars) you can use one encoder to control multiple motors.


I am aware of these conversations and I am interested in how well splitting the encoder worked for other teams who has ran this way during competition, what noise level increases they were seeing, and the reliability rate.
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