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Re: Don't know how to get out of read-only mode

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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson View Post
This doesn't answer your question, but it might fix your immediate problem: can you swap the PWM connections (or the CAN ID numbers) between your left and right motor speed controllers?
Assuming a tank/skid-steer drive with the usual motor/gearbox orientations, this would make the robot run backwards. Even if you could flip the manipulators around (depends on your design), then left would still turn right and right left based on the new configuration.
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