last week we got SDS’s MK4 inverted swerve modules.
we tried using can coders and we put it together whilst following instructions we put it on the modules but we are receiving an “out of range” error, is there anyone that encountered a similar issue and knows how to fix it?
Are the CANcoders upside down?
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That certainly could cause out of range and our experience is that much drama isn’t required for that error if otherwise properly assembled. A little too close or a little too far apart will do it.
Fuss with the mounting to adjust and shim if too close.
Yea thats it we just put them together the other way around and it worked
There are ways to (almost) mistake-proof instructions. If you have suggestions to improve them, you could share them with CTRE and maybe help everyone. Thanks
I was thinking of why we shouldn’t solder on pin headers? They are easier to do and less of a hassle when wiring the only problem is we have to make a custom case for them.
And when the students solder them on the wrong side they are really hard to get off. Students “finished” soldering training and we’re about to solder CANcoders - that strikes terror in my heart (other recent threads discussed this).
Don’t feel bad we weren’t sure what side was up or down when soldering on the wires. The directions suck and don’t tell you. You have to kinda figure it out looking at pictures.
The directions are nonexistent as for which way to solder the wires on, you have to look at a bunch of pictures to discern the correct orientation
See page 10 of the CANCoder User’s Guide.
Yes but it doesn’t state anywhere that the wires need to be fed through in a certain direction and that’s what we were referring to.
Yeah, you’re right. Also, looking closely, aren’t the wires being fed in opposite directions between the 2nd and 3rd picture? 
The wires are being fed in the correct direction in both pictures, the board has just been flipped over. In the second picture, the side that is up, that the wires are coming in from, has a large number of small components, including two small chips. In the third picture, the up-side of the board, the side the wires are coming out of, has one big chip and very few small components.
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That’s what I was talking about. The need to look at a bunch of pictures to figure it out instead of them just stating it.
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