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Re: Jaguars

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Originally Posted by Mike9966 View Post
We did learn one lesson last year and that was not to use 10 or more Jag's on the CAN bus at a time when using the first black Jag as a serial-CAN converter. There were timeout issues and the robot wouldn't work properly half the time with 11 Jags.
We backed it off to 8 Jag's and everything suddenly worked great!
Mike
Hi Mike, just out of curiosity was your team using a RS-232 CAN adapter or a 2CAN? I ask since my team is currently experimenting with using a 2CAN, and it would be concerning (to say the least) if timeout issues still happen w/ the 2CAN.
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