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Re: Compressor not working.

Ah, troubleshooting, isn't it fun?
Let's see:

Operation:
  • Are all your Driver Station status lights showing green?
  • Robot Enabled?
  • RSL steady-on with a brief occasional blink?
  • Any status messages on the Diagnostic tab?
Hardware:
  • Is everything wired like this nice LabVIEW diagram demonstrates? (Taken from the front panel of the Solenoid with Compressor Example.)
  • Are the three Digital Sidecar voltage status lights glowing brightly?
  • Is the Spike status light on?
Software:
  • Try running the Solenoid with Compressor Example from the Developer Account as a working baseline
  • Are you using the Driver Station application from the Developer account? (Make sure you've exited the Driver account altogether.)
  • How are you running your code-"Run as startup" or "Run" from Robot Main?
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