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Re: Electrical Board for mecanum

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Originally Posted by GeeTwo View Post
The biggest change to the control board would be to reflect that the four wheels must be independently driven. As such, a minimum of four motor controllers is required.
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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
That's not a change if you're already running a 4-motor drivetrain as many teams do, under 2015's R42. (Unless you're using "non-drivetrain" motors as drivetrain motors...)
Actually, it may be a bit of a change to the control board, as the wheels must be independently driven. If using PWM to drive your motor controllers, you must use four separate PWM ports, not two with wye cables. For the record, 3946 used two-CIM drive trains for both 2013 Ultimate Ascent (the only time we seeded top 24 at Bayou regional) and 2015 Recycle Rush (the only time we were picked for eliminations -- and we put our alliance over the top to go to CMP).
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