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Re: PIDController + Latency - related issues

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Originally Posted by Agent ZeusChops View Post
PID uses a relative setpoint and uses a graph similar to sin(X) after reaching the setpoint + someOffset. After that the equation becomes +/- offset and appears similar to the graph of sin(X) where the height is equivalent to the offset + setpoint. Theoretically, there are no issues with this AT ALL.
The issues here are many. Your theory appears to based on a badly broken understanding of what PID control is and what it does. Please stop trying to justify it until you have read more about how and why PID works. Here's a widely-recommended overview: PID Without a PhD.

I already gave you my comments about latency in the other thread.
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