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Re: Control Shooter RPM with a Counter

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Originally Posted by TogetherSword8 View Post
Lastly, if you used this option, it would be entirely different and there would be no need for a counter.
A physical speed sensor of some sort is required to do closed-loop speed control, whether it's done by the Jaguar with an encoder plugged into it or in the cRIO with either an encoder or counter plugged into the DSC.

The OP could have used an encoder, but he chose to use a simple counter instead, which is arguably a better choice for a unidirectional high-speed application like a shooter wheel.




Last edited by Ether : 17-03-2013 at 22:51. Reason: edited for clarity
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