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Re: Best encoder for swerve drive

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Originally Posted by ozrien View Post
CTRE Mag Encoder: Max is 15000 RPM for the relative mode, 6600 RPM for the absolute mode. If you need faster than 6600RPM and absolute mode, you can just set the relative sensor position to match the absolute and use relative from then on.

MA3's also have a max of 15000RPM.

Checkout the magnetic encoder user's guide for more info (particularly section 5.3)
http://www.ctr-electronics.com/senso...ical_resources
Well there you have it... Good to know about the speeds. I hadn't looked at the specs but I think that using a combination of the two modes should work well for most applications.
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