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Re: SRX Encoder Breakout Options

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Originally Posted by matthewdenny View Post
so each side of the drivetrain has 2/3 motors each with a Talon SRX. but only 1 gearbox. Can the encoder on the gearbox be wired to multiple SRXs?
Technically, yes. You would get power and ground from one breakout and then the signal wires would go to both.

The more conventional way to do this is to have all of the processing on one SRX (per side) and have the other set to slave mode (i.e. they will give the same outputs). This is the better method, because it removes any chance of noise in the encoder wires causing a difference in the feedback loops, which would make the motors fight each other and lose efficiency.
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