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Re: Question about encoders to control motor

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Originally Posted by friskywombat View Post
We use bang-bang on our shooter wheel, and it's working pretty amazingly. But instead of an encoder, we have an optical sensor that is rigged as a digital signal, and set up as a Counter object in LabVIEW. We have the code running every 5 milliseconds in one of LabVIEW's timed loops. The motor speeds back up to our desired RPM very quickly after a dropoff, and there is only a little oscillation when it reaches the RPM.
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