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Unread 16-01-2015, 12:47
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Re: PDP required firmware version

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Originally Posted by xXhunter47Xx View Post
My what now? haha
I always thought that the terminator was just a resistor to stop the CAN circuit. Guess I'll need to do more research.
The terminator is there to end the circuit, but before it goes through the resistor is goes through the board and connects the board to the CAN circuit. This is what allows the roboRIO to sense current for each of the motors.
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