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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson
Meddling with the motor power directly is against the rules. You'll have to connect the switch to a digital input on the Robot Controller and use software to turn off the pwm output to the Victor when the switch is activated.
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It's a pity, really. I wouldn't mind having a 'hard' emergency switch that would disengage the motor should our arm extend past the end. My fear, perhaps ungrounded, is that a failure in software will allow a failure in hardware. I've seen too many test stands destroy themselves because the motors were instructed to go when the hardware was maxed out.
Test, test, test again
