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Unread 08-12-2010, 00:55
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Re: Grey Jaguar No Power Out

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Originally Posted by dbeckwith View Post
That seems the most likely reason for our trouble now, since I couldn't find anything else wrong with the Jag. The manual said: "To accommodate variation in the timing of the supplied signal, the MDL-BDC has a calibrate feature that sets new values for full-forward, full-reverse, and points in between. Calibration is typically only required in applications where the PWM source has uncertainties due to analog radio links or other variables. Direct digital sources are unlikely to require calibration." This might be one of those "unlikely" times.
So that might be it. Al least it's now the primary suspect, and secondary would be the code.
If you are using a cRIO with WPILib to control your Jag over PWM, you should not need to calibrate it. They were designed to operate together out of the box. Do make sure that you haven't told WPILib that you are using a Victor instead of a Jaguar, though.
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