Thread: Jaguar motors wont move?
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Re: Jaguar motors wont move?
A flashing yellow light on the Jaguar indicates that is isn't getting signal. You said there were things you were changing around, so let's walk through a few steps.

1: Is your Digital Sidecar hooked up to your cRIO with one of the ribbon cables? Make sure that the cable is fully seated. Also check to see that the 3 power lights on the Digital Sidecar are brightly lit.

2: Check to see if your PWM cables are seated fully and in the correct orientation. On the Jaguar, there is a label indicating which way the PWM cable has to be seated (I believe with the black wire facing to the right).

3: What programming language are you using? Are you sure there is code still on the robot? With LabVIEW, there are 2 ways of downloading code, but I'm not sure about with the other languages

4: Is your Driver Station app running with your team number entered? Are you selecting the right mode and enabling your robot?
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