Thread: Basic Stamp 2 and SSC
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Re: Basic Stamp 2 and SSC
If I remember correctly the PWM Pal outputs a sine wave signal and what you need to drive a Victor (or most speed controls) is a square wave signal. On most speed controls a pulse width of 1.5 ms is neutral 2.0 ms is full forward and 1.0 ms is full reverse.

I have a project on which I am driving a RoboWars IBC speed control (a really nice and fairly inexpensive unit I might add) directly from a BS2. All I needed to do was use the PULSOUT command and it works absolutely perfectly. I have also tried it with a Novak Super Rooster speed control meant for RC cars and it worked perfectly. I don't see why it wouldn't work with a Victor but I have never tried it.
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