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Re: Failed Benchtop test

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Originally Posted by rhoads2234 View Post
We tethered the cRIO and the DS together and when we enable the DS with the dongle, the lights on the victors still flash as if they have no signal or it is disabled.

We have triple checked all connections on the Electrical and Driver stations. Any ideas on the problem? and a solution to it?
You might simply not have completely inserted the male end of the PWM cable into the Victor's connector. It isn't obvious to an inexperienced set of fingers whether the connection is made properly. Try reseating the connector, aiming for it to go a few more millimeters deeper than it was the first time.

It might help to use a strong light to look into the Victor's PWM connector and get a good idea of exactly where the pins need to go.