Thread: Using a separate thread for driving motors?
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Unread 03-18-2015, 05:37 PM
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Re: Using a separate thread for driving motors?
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Originally Posted by Jefferson View Post
Do you know this for a fact or just theorizing here? If the main robot thread actually crashes, the HAL + FRC firmware disable all outputs, right?

I'm not deeply familiar with these concepts. Maybe somebody could comment with a little more authority than I.
Sorry for the misunderstanding: I meant that it will run away until you realize what is happening and press disable/e-stop, which isn't that big a problem.
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