Exploring PID Control Challenges for CIM Motor with Victor SPX on roboRIO

[Joe_Ross]

@hihi

I attempted to implement PID control for a CIM motor controlled by the Victor SPX on the roboRIO. However, there is a challenge as the encoder is not a CANcoder and is connected to the roboRIO’s DIO port. I haven’t been able to locate a straightforward solution using CTRE’s built-in Closed Loop functionality.

This isn’t supported by CTRE’s library in any language.

@Oblarg

Per the most recent usage statistics, barely anyone is still using LabView anymore

I’m having trouble understanding this compared to your recommendation of Python in the thread below, given that LabVIEW has >3x the teams using it as Python.

@Oblarg

If you’re more familiar with Python than Java, use Python. I think too much is made of language choice in FRC; with the exception of LabView they’re all viable choices.