jaguar voltage

[greendragons]

Hello everyone, our team has run into an issue and feel like we hit a brick wall. we are using encoders to control the window motors for our swerve drive. we seem to be getting voltage into our jaguars, but we are getting red light when on revers, and a green light when going forward, but no voltage coming out. all of our cables are properly connected we have no loose connections. if any one has any solution we would greatly appreciate it.

[gpetilli]

Originally Posted by greendragons

Hello everyone, our team has run into an issue and feel like we hit a brick wall. we are using encoders to control the window motors for our swerve drive. we seem to be getting voltage into our jaguars, but we are getting red light when on revers, and a green light when going forward, but no voltage coming out. all of our cables are properly connected we have no loose connections. if any one has any solution we would greatly appreciate it.

LED colors sound right so you have good communications. Limit switches? Did you incorrectly set max output to zero? Are you doing position or velocity feedback from your encoders (if position, I would recommend a Potentiometer instead). Did you set encoder type and lines/rev? Did you use a PC and BDC-Comm to tune PID values? If not, I would start there.

[Dusk Star]

Does this happen on all of your jaguars, or just one of them?

[theprgramerdude]

Originally Posted by greendragons

Hello everyone, our team has run into an issue and feel like we hit a brick wall. we are using encoders to control the window motors for our swerve drive. we seem to be getting voltage into our jaguars, but we are getting red light when on revers, and a green light when going forward, but no voltage coming out. all of our cables are properly connected we have no loose connections. if any one has any solution we would greatly appreciate it.

When you say no voltage coming out, are you saying you measured the output with a multimeter?

[gpetilli]

We had one Jaguar blow half the H-Bridge output last night (under light load, which is wierd). Does it not work in either direction?

[otherguy]

Originally Posted by gpetilli

LED colors sound right so you have good communications. Limit switches?

I agree check the limit switch jumpers are in place. Sounds like they aren't.
It seems unlikely that you blew the outputs of multiple jags in both directions.