[Al Skierkiewicz]

Mike,
Calibration of both Jaguars and Victors is a step that many teams do not take. The assumption is that the controllers are shipped pre-calibrated from the factory. In reality the calibration procedure matches your joystick travel to the maximum output of the controller. This step can be accomplished in software or a simple procedure in the controller. Without this step, your robot may not meet full throttle at each extreme of the joystick (or whatever you use to drive) or more importantly, it may not be matched for both forward and backward motion. In extreme cases the motors may not be at zero throttle when the joystick is at rest.