Thread: How do you sync multiple motors?
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Re: How do you sync multiple motors?
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Originally Posted by Japper View Post
Our team is playing around with parts from last years robot and have been experimenting with multiple motors and 4 wheel drive but we need to synchronize the motors.

Is there an easy way to do this so that the motors on each side are running at the same speed?

We have one victor per motor and the victors per each side are sent the same PWM data. Is this just a matter of calibrating the victors?

Please advise

Thanks
Can you please clarify what you're trying to achieve? Particularly, in my mind, your description of "each side" is ambiguous and I'm not sure if you're trying to make the right and left side of your drive train go forward at the same speed or if you're combining two motors on one side and trying to ensure those motors turn at the same speed.
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