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I assume that you are putting a number from the potentiometer onto the dashboard. The code below is an example for when the potentiometer is connected to port 0

AnalogPotentiometer pot = new AnalogPotentiometer(0, 360, 30);
SmartDashboard.putNumber("Potentiometer Value", pot.get());

For more reference:

• Potentiometers: http://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/...-linear-motion
• SmartDashboard: http://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/...-robot-program