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Re: Al's Annual Inspection Thread 2015

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Originally Posted by rich2202 View Post
Any thoughts on why Custom Circuits cannot be used for PWM, but are allowed on the CAN Bus, and thus might be controlling the Motor Controllers?
I believe that this is in keeping with R57:

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Originally Posted by 2015 Game Manual, R57
Every relay module, servo, and PWM motor controller shall be connected to a corresponding port (relays to Relay ports, servos and PWM controllers to PWM ports) on the roboRIO or via a legal MXP connection (per R58). They shall not be controlled by signals from any other source.
As I interpret it, they are trying to ensure that when they issue the "disable" command, that they are certain that it will have that effect. This is both a safety and a game issue.
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