Thread: Using an Non First Microcontroller with Victor 884 Motor Controller
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Re: Using an Non First Microcontroller with Victor 884 Motor Controller
Our test box is using a Microchip PIC12F675 to generate a PWM signal for the motor controller. The box drives Victor 883s, Victor 884s, and Talons well. Our black Jaguars pretend it doesn't exist. The timing we use is 1mS on equals full reverse, 1.5mS on equals neutral, 2mS on equals full forward, with a rep rate of 244 Hz. We have a 270 ohm resistor in series with the PIC output pin to allow it to survive inadvertent shorts to ground.

The Talon manual states an input frequency of 333 Hz, but it seems quite satisfied with 244 Hz, and allowed me to be lazy with the code in the PIC.