Severe Issues with Andymark Swerve and Steer Module

[Bryce Paputa]

Huge problems? I'd rather have to start with the wheels rotated the correct number of times than have to zero to a sensor. Just mark a line across the two gears where you want the wheels to be at "zero", and then make sure that you start the robot with the lines approximately lined up.

[JesseK]

There's a local team who started swerve on Day 0 for the first time ever. They got it up and running with programming by the end of Week 3. They're using AM's product, but haven't reported a problem zero-ing it out since they're good about pre-aligning the wheels to each other at the start. They're using CAN via the Talon SRX, and it works incredibly well.

If anything that ratio gives the sensor extra sensitivity to wheel orientation.