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Re: [FRC Blog] 2017 Motor (and Servo?) Controllers and MXP
The Digilent DMC60 has a much higher maximum voltage (28VDC) than the Victor SP (16VDC), which makes it suitable for a wider range of non-FRC applications. The integrated thermistor would also come in handy in applications with longer run times than ~150 seconds.
The voltage protection features are interesting for FRC. Cutting off the motor's power before the RoboRio browns out could be a positive feature. However the current settings indicate a 5.75V Under Voltage Protection, which is lower than the RoboRio's 6.8V BrownOut Phase 1 condition. Additionally the 5.75V protection doesn't kick in until after 5 seconds. Anyone have any insight into time-based criteria for RoboRio Phase 1 brownouts?
General empirical performance testing when compared against the Victor SP and Spark would also be useful information to have.
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Last edited by Lil' Lavery : 12-16-2016 at 05:58 PM.
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