F310 Joystick and Jaguar Problems

[AlexBrinister]

Are you using closed-loop control? Check the forward and reverse limit switch jumpers on the Jaguars. If those are not properly set up, the Jaguar will flash steady red.

Alex Brinister

[2185Bilal]

Originally Posted by AlexBrinister

Are you using closed-loop control? Check the forward and reverse limit switch jumpers on the Jaguars. If those are not properly set up, the Jaguar will flash steady red.

Alex Brinister

could u expand on that, however i dont think its the actual hardware thats the problem.

We tried inverting our drive system, so the left talons controlled the right side and the right talons the controlled the left side, we noticed it was only on the left jaguars.

so example if the talons are numbered 1,2,3,4 (1,2 = left, 3,4 = right). talon 1,2 would blink red and 3,4 are good. when inverted (1,2 = right, 3,4 = left) 3 and 4 are the ones blinking

so i have feeling that it might be the program, but i dont see anything in the code that might be ticking these red lights

[AlexBrinister]

When you enable closed-loop control on the Jaguar, it expects input from a sensor (either an encoder of some kind or an analog sensor of some kind like a potentiometer). Optionally, you can use normally-closed limit switches to act as hard stops for the Jaguar. You can wire these to the Forward and Reverse limit switch ports on the Jaguar. Since the switches need to be normally closed, jumpers need to be placed on the Jaguar so that it reads a closed position. If you don't have jumpers plugged in but are using closed-loop control without limit switches, it will go to blinking red because it detects a limit switch fault condition.

Also, for your first problem with the wrong direction for everything. If you invert your values, it will work. Put a negative in front of your speeds.

Alex Brinister