Motors and Jaguars

[jalmos]

Does every motor need to have a Jaguar? We are adding a robot arm to our robot using the two PG71 gear motors. Do we also have to add a jaguar for each motor? Just wanted to see if it was required in the rules.

Thanks for helping out a rookie team

Jalmos
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[Jon Stratis]

R50.

All electrical loads (motors, actuators, compressors, electric solenoids) must be supplied by an approved power regulating device (speed controller, relay module, or Digital Sidecar PWM port) that is controlled by the cRIO on the Robot.

[Nate Laverdure]

Or, for people who think in tables:

Load		Jaguar	Victor	Spike	DSC
CIM Motor	X	X
Window Motor RH	X	X	X
Window Motor LH	X	X	X
FP 2011		X	X
RS-775		X	X	X
RS-550		X	X	X
RS-540		X	X	X
RS-395		X	X	X
Compressor			X
Servo					X
Solenoid	[see R46 and R50]

[cgmv123]

12v solenoids can be controlled by a Spike.

The more relevant rule appears to be R46:

Each power-regulating device (speed controller or relay module) shall control one and only one electrical load (motor, actuator, electric solenoid, or compressor).

Exception: Multiple low-load, pneumatic solenoid valves or lights may be connected to a single relay module. This would allow one relay module to drive multiple pneumatic actions or multiple lights. No other electrical load can be connected to a relay module used in this manner.

I think the original poster wanted to know if they could run both gearmotors off one Jaguar. The answer to that is no, as stated above.