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Question Victor stops blinking !!!

We are using four victors this year on our robot.A victor controls the CIM motor and it stops blinking when the robot is enabled from the driver station! And the CIM motor doesnt work! We thought there might be a problem with the victor but we are not sure and dont know how to fix it!

Can anyone tell us why its happening or whether we can fix it!


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Re: Victor stops blinking !!!

We are having this same problem, i believed that i had the victor connected correctly but we were unable to make a motor run with the victor, so any adice would be lovely!! I haven't used victors for a few years at least not since we updates the systems like three years ago, so for all i know i'm doing something wrong.

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Re: Victor stops blinking !!!

Could be electrical, could be programming.
We'll need details of how you wired them, which PWM is used for each, and confirmation that your code is using the correct associated PWM.
Closeup photos would be nice, too.
Details of the code, too.

If the Victors were blinking then stopped when the robot was enable, that means they are communicating successfully over the PWM cable, the code has opened those PWM outputs, the Victors are wired and receiving 12v power, and that they are being ordered not to move (or not to move very much).

It doesn't mean your code is telling them the right thing to do, the joystick is on the USB you expect, or that the electrical system downstream of the Victor is connected correctly.

If you have a joystick commanding them, then you should be able to get the Victor light to go green or red even if it's not working right or sending power on to the motor.
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Re: Victor stops blinking !!!

Are you using LabView. If so, make sure your motor controller is set as a Victor, not a Jaguar.
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Re: Victor stops blinking !!!

To add to what Mr. Mcleod has (correctly) stated, check your Digital Sidecar. We had several problems last year with bent pins (PWM plug contacted 2 or the 3 pins), and with metal shavings on the inside. A good dose of compressed air should fix the later problem.
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Here is our all connections and program.
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Re: Victor stops blinking !!!

Besides really needing a transmission on the CIM..........

Try moving the joystick 1 and associated getrefnum outside the while loop. That just might be the trick you need.
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Re: Victor stops blinking !!!

And also we changed the victor which was connected to the CIM motor! And we observed the same problem with the second victor!!
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Re: Victor stops blinking !!!

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I have to ask - what is that CIM driving? Why do you need to spin a piece of 80/20 at 5000 RPM? It appears to have physical stops every 180 degrees... it's not spinning for long that way.
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I have to ask - what is that CIM driving? Why do you need to spin a piece of 80/20 at 5000 RPM? It appears to have physical stops every 180 degrees... it's not spinning for long that way.

It moves a piece of aluminum profile 90 degrees!!And we carry minibot on it!!
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It moves a piece of aluminum profile 90 degrees!!And we carry minibot on it!!
There's your problem.

When direct driving a CIM, even a torque load of 1 foot-pound is enough to make it draw more than 40 amps of current, tripping circuit breakers and feeding more current through the Victors than is otherwise designed for.

If the CIM shaft were to spin somehow, the mechanism would spin 180 degrees in under 1/100 of a second. However, there's no way that will happen.

Install a transmission of some sort on your CIM to slow it down while increasing its torque and you will have far less problems.
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Have you actually tested this yet? You do realize the CIM only puts out 1.79 Lb/Ft of torque at stall don't you?.
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Here is our all connections and program.
There are many parts of the labview framework where you should not have a while loop. Telop.vi is one of them. Where is the code located that you took a picture of?
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Re: Victor stops blinking !!!

Chris can I fix this in my code or should we definitely use transmission?

Actually today when I run some different code than the above the arm moved a few times!
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Re: Victor stops blinking !!!

also, on the detail of your victors, your wiring for the fan is illegal. i know it is not related to your current problem, but it could cause you to fail inspection. they need to be wired, seperately, to a 20A or smaller breaker.

good luck fixing the victors!

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