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Originally Posted by Abrakadabra
Yes - if all you care about is the overall current draw on the system, the built-in CAN in the Roborio and the PDP is all you need. I was simply pointing out that having intelligence about each current-drawing node might allow you to make intelligent, real-time decisions about which motor(s) to throttle back, depending on the game scenario.
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The PDP allows you to
monitor the current draw on each output (not just the total), so you can still achieve current control with PWM.
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21-12-2015, 20:33
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