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Re: Motor Drivers

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Originally Posted by team1165wins View Post
Would it be possible to create a SLAVE circuit to the cRIO to control the small servos or even the motors, to prevent lag. I have an eight core processor that I could use to do all the dirty work...Just note, this would be for next year. not this year...no time
Don't think it would be legal, see quoted rule below, though it would make for a neat project.

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Every relay module, servo, and PWM motor controller shall be connected via PWM cable to the Digital Sidecar and be controlled by signals provided from the cRIO via the Digital Sidecar. They shall not be controlled by signals from any other source.
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