CAN to PWM converter?

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Originally Posted by Chris is me

I mean, what is the advantage of using CAN on a motor controller that does not support it? You don't get any of the cool CAN-only features of the Talon that way. I'm not the most electrical / software guy so I think I'm missing something here.

Mostly just the ease of wiring. Plus, if you already own PWM motor controllers, if one can make a CAN-PWM converter for $2 or $3, it's not a bad investment to purchase them instead of SRXs. Personally, if I wanted to do CAN control the next year, I would rather purchase a few converters before jumping on SRXs; SRXs could be used for the motion profiling, and the converters for less critical applications.

That being said, if I could get a converter working, then it's possible to increase the size of the microcontroller and add support for PID or something, although at that point we're getting into SRX territory anyway. Kind of unfortunate that the rules disallow it, although the rule makes sense.