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Re: CIM Motor Failure

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Originally Posted by akoscielski3 View Post
Second thing, what is CAN? I've heard of it, but i have no idea hwat difference it makes, and why teams would choose to use it. If you send me in the right direction to find out what it is, that would be good too
You'll get faster results by posting this one in a separate thread.

Several really good programming and control specialists haunt CD, but a thread titled "motor failure" might not attract their notice soon.

CAN is an acronym for "controller area network". In an FRC control system with Jaguars, it is a two-way communication channel that enables both commands to and feedback from the motor controllers.
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