How to program the digital side car

[iilego]

With the default program, we are able to use PWM 1-4, but for some reason 5-10 don't work. We know the motors work, so we think it's the program and so I'd like to know how it is you program a DSC or incorporate it into the program?

[Alan Anderson]

The Digital Sidecar produces PWM signals for motor speed controllers and servos. It also produces signals to control Spike relay modules. It also has general-purpose digital inputs and outputs for things like limit switches, optical sensors, quadrature encoders, I2C and SPI communication, etc. "How to program" it is much too general a question to get a simple answer in a forum post. Ask a more specific question instead, like "How do I keep an arm motor from running too far and breaking something?" or "How do I maintain a motor at a constant speed?"

The default program only has PWMs 1-4 defined, as the four drive motors. What are you trying to control on the other PWMs, and how do you have them connected? How have you modified the program to use them?

[Mark McLeod]

The general style for adding a motor controlled by a PWM output involves Opening it in Begin.vi and using it in Teleop.vi and sometimes other places.
Did you do these things?

Here's a simple example: