View Single Post
  #10   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 09-02-2006, 09:18
Unsung FIRST Hero
Al Skierkiewicz Al Skierkiewicz is offline
Broadcast Eng/Chief Robot Inspector
AKA: Big Al WFFA 2005
FRC #0111 (WildStang)
Team Role: Engineer
 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Rookie Year: 1996
Location: Wheeling, IL
Posts: 10,792
Al Skierkiewicz has a reputation beyond reputeAl Skierkiewicz has a reputation beyond reputeAl Skierkiewicz has a reputation beyond reputeAl Skierkiewicz has a reputation beyond reputeAl Skierkiewicz has a reputation beyond reputeAl Skierkiewicz has a reputation beyond reputeAl Skierkiewicz has a reputation beyond reputeAl Skierkiewicz has a reputation beyond reputeAl Skierkiewicz has a reputation beyond reputeAl Skierkiewicz has a reputation beyond reputeAl Skierkiewicz has a reputation beyond repute
Re: HELP!!! Calibrating Victors

Quote:
Originally Posted by phrontist
I see the general concensus seems to be that one should calibrate the victors by pushing a joystick to the extremes. Wouldn't it be better to send pure 255 and 0 signals in code?
That would be fine if your joystick to A/D interface were perfect. In this case you are telling the speed controller "no matter what you think or what someone else told you, this is full forward and this is full reverse and this is me letting go of the joystick, now remember that and we will be fine."
__________________
Good Luck All. Learn something new, everyday!
Al
WB9UVJ
www.wildstang.org
________________________
Storming the Tower since 1996.