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Re: [Help] Problems with Encoders and PID Control

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Originally Posted by tStano View Post
A quadrature encoder will do weird things if both channels are not plugged in. Pretty sure it would read zero. Are both channels plugged in to DIO ports?

Also, did you try inintializing the encoder as a digital input and watching the true/false flash?
We made sure that both channels were plugged in, I will try the digital input thing once I have access to the robot.