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Re: Talon SRX Motor Controller Problem

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Originally Posted by FTC Team CC View Post
We have a problem connecting the motor controller to the PWM ports on the roboRIO. We believe to have correctly connected the motor controller to the roboRIO and the Power Distribution Module. When we connect the motor controller to the CAN port, the motor controller works. However, when we use the PWM ports, the motor controller doesn't work and just blinks red.

We took two photos of the system which are posted below.

Thanks for any help!
My team had the exact opposite happen to our promotional robot (t-Shirt cannon), where the can connection blinked red and the PWM connection worked fine with a slight change in programing.
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