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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz
Rick,
There is no way to legally accomplish this since the braking jumper on a speed controller cannot be controlled by the custom circuit board. It can only be controlled by a switch used as a sensor.
<R52> Custom Circuits may not:
• Directly affect any output devices on the robot, such as by providing power directly to a motor, supplying a PWM signal to a speed controller or supplying a control signal to a relay module.
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First of all, I would ask for clarification about this. I wouldn't be suprised if it was allowed since it was something that was never thought of before (such as the ruling last year that the programming port could be used as a general purpose serial port).
However, depending on how much you want to pulse that switch, you can use a servo to press a mechanical limit switch, or an electromagnet that turns on or off, activating reed switch, or a light that activates a optical switch.