Arduino PWM output

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To figure out if the analogWrite() function's default frequency and range of duty cycles is compatible with the Jaguars or Victors, you will need to read the data sheet and compare to what the Arduino documentation says. There's also the robotopen project, which seems to have done work with this.

If I had to guess, I would say no, the analogWrite() function will not be compatible with the Jaguars. Why? The code I've seen to control a hobby servo from the same port you can control a Jaguar from sets up the port the same way, and hobby servos do not actually use "PWM". They use pulse-position modulation, which is different.

So what I can suggest, if you need something to happen quickly, is looking for the Arduino Servo library and using that to generate the signal to feed the Jaguar.

For future reference, please know that "PWM" is often used to (some would say incorrectly) refer to about three different things:

1) pulse-width modulation (PWM), where the duty cycle of a fixed frequency signal is varied (what the analogWrite() function does);
2) pulse-position modulation (PPM), which has a fixed-time pulse separated by variable time pulses for the values (750µs to 2400µs, used in the VEX controllers and by hobby servos, and other various motor controllers);
3) pulse-length modulation (PLM, other), used in simple IR remote controls and usually proprietary thingies. Not very common. Usually a dead time of 600µs followed by a 1 (1200µs) or 0 (600µs), repeat as necessary.