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Unread 10-03-2014, 13:12
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Re: CIM motors vibrate/jitter

Good day,

I am wondering if any success has been seen on this issue. Our robot is seeing a similar issue with running the CIMs. With a configuration of the driver station without the Xbox controller that runs our drive train, the motors will behave in our Auto-tests. But, after being left on for a duration of time, one, and sometimes two, of our CIMs begins to jitter, and the robot becomes non-static.

If the Xbox controller is plugged in, the error still occurs, and any usage of the controller does not clear the twitch condition.

After a power reset, it seems to work okay, but then it comes back.

I'm suspecting digital cables too close to power lines and is getting a induction that the software can't clear out.

thanks for any input,
WPI in three days !!!

Jim Boivin
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