Thread: Potential Issue with the C++ CANJaguar Implementation
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Unread 17-02-2010, 14:49
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Potential Issue with the C++ CANJaguar Implementation
I have our Jaguars all running in CAN communication mode and the ones that are being controlled in voltage control are working great.

However, when I try to control a Jaguar in position control, I am getting garbage back from the encoder. I verified that everything was setup correctly by testing it with the BDC-COM utility. I can see the encoder perfectly there, and I can tune the controller and it works great.

We have a display for the encoder position on the driver station, and if I watch the value here it jumps around erratically (3 -> 8 -> 11 -> 65535 etc.). This makes me think it has something to do with the way the code is unpacking the data from the CAN messages, but I am not familiar enough with the messages to know that this is the case.

I guess my real question is: Has anyone else been able to get meaningful data back from a CANJaguar, and if so, did you have to do anything special? I really need to be able to get the position reliably.

Thanks,
Matt
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