Thread: Syncing CANJaguars with PID?
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Re: Syncing CANJaguars with PID?
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Originally Posted by RufflesRidge View Post
You should run the PID in the roboRIO or use Talon-SRXs. Trying to use the Jaguar PID with three Jags will cause you nothing but headaches.
Agreed.

But I'm curious: Has anyone ever tried reading the voltage on the leads of the motor attached to the master Jag (the one with the encoder) and using that voltage to send commands to the other two Jags (set to voltage mode)? Did it work?


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