Controlling the Spark Max Without a Roborio?

[Smosher104]

Is there anyway to program and control the spark max without a Roborio? I am fully aware of the client, but I want to program it using the c++ libraries on a separate computer. Do I still need to create a wpilib project or will a C++ project with the json file be sufficient?

[Gavatron77]

Arduinos with the servo library work fine. 0 degrees is full reverse, 90 is stop, 180 is full forwards. It won’t work over CAN, just pwm.

[Ocfrc126]

Spark Max Client. Available on rev’s website. I’ll get a link and post it. It can’t be “programed” but can be used to control the controller and set it up

[Ocfrc126]

Here’s that link:

http://www.revrobotics.com/sparkmax-software/

[GeeTwo]

I have one about thirty inches away from me controlled by an arduino, using the PWM interface.

[Andrew_Schreiber]

But let’s just say we want to hook it up to, say a Jetson Nano because my time on 900 has made me a bad person?

[GeeTwo]

I want to program it using the c++ libraries on a separate computer. Do I still need to create a wpilib project or will a C++ project with the json file be sufficient?

This isn’t enough information. What interface were you intending to use, and what is this “separate computer”? a PC, a Pi, an arduino, a HERO board, or what? For many of them, the wpilib project would be meaningless.