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Re: Serial to CAN Gateway in new Black Jaguars?

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Originally Posted by Phalanx View Post
To add a question to the growing list here..

Since CAN is now available, does it mean we can exploit/use use encoders, and/or the Analog pins for a pot connected directly to the Jaguar?

I haven't been able to find a definitive yes or no. Hence I'm asking if anyone else has found out/determined?

Thanks
Michael,
<R60> The control system is designed to allow wireless control of the ROBOTS. The Classmate PC, FirstTouch I/O module, cRIO-FRC, speed controllers, relay modules, wireless bridge, batteries, and battery charger shall not be tampered with, modified, or adjusted in any way

L. If CAN-bus functionality is used, limit switch jumpers may be removed from a Jaguar speed controller and a custom limit switch circuit may be substituted (so that the cRIO-FRC may read the status of the limit switches).

I will need to investigate this as I thought the limit switches were direct inputs to the speed controller micro. This rule implies that the CAN bus must read and process the status of the limit switches.
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