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Re: Benefits of "Periodic Tasks VI"?

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Originally Posted by Tom Line View Post
Ok, this brings up another question I've been thinking about.

Greg, if a speed has not changed from the last loop, is there any reason to call the set speed command? Will not calling it result in a watchdog?
yes, it would if the delay was long enough. it used to be 100ms last I checked.

(safety measure to prevent runaway robots)
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Last edited by ratdude747 : 12-02-2012 at 21:21. Reason: meant to say 100ms, not 10ms