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Re: Arduino Micro with Talon SR

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Originally Posted by Rman1923 View Post
Actually, I had it set up without red, but then the talon didn't work. The PWM powers as well as controls the talon. The talon is not (and can't be) powered by the input voltage. It confused me at first as well lol.
Unless your Talon differs from every one I have ever seen, you are mistaken. The center pin on the Talon's PWM connector is not connected to anything inside it. The Talons (and Victors, and Jaguars) are indeed powered by the same input voltage that is routed (and regulated) to the motor outputs.