Thread: SD540 Motor controllers won't run in reverse
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Re: SD540 Motor controllers won't run in reverse
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Originally Posted by tdbroun View Post
You can watch the behavior here on a bench with a signal generator and an oscilloscope. First calibration, then normal operation. Cycling of power, then no reverse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaKI...ature=youtu.be
Nice video, thanks.

Don't know if this has anything to do with the problem you are seeing, but it doesn't look like you are waiting a full 5 seconds when you are calibrating.


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Update!

The manufacturer has replied that they have reproduced this condition and are making firmware changes to correct it.

Thanks for your efforts to help us out.

Tim
Can users update the firmware themselves, or do they have to ship the units back to mindsensors?