I have been having Tetrix encoder issues. When I use the sample code to move to an encoder position, sometimes the motors will appear to reach their location, but will not exit from the While loop. They will stop, but not drop out of the loop and the program is hung. I do NOT have PID enabled. I have added delay in the loop and the EndTimeSlice() function call, but it still does not work most of the time. I can hear the motors hum when they get in this state as if they have not quite reached their position. If I then push the robot just a little bit, the program will continue. If I enable PID, then I do not have this problem. In other posts, I see it is recommended not to use PID. It appears I need do need to use PID or my program is getting hung. I have tried this on three different motors/encoders and it happens about 50% of the time. I have used many different power levels, too, but still cannot get it to work most of the time. Should I be having this problem? PID does take a little longer to execute, since it slows down the motor as it gets closer to the set point.

Any suggestions?
Thanks!

//clear the TETRIX encoders for the motors specified
nMotorEncoder[motorD] = 0;
nMotorEncoder[motorE] = 0;
wait1Msec(200); // not sure if I need this

while (nMotorEncoder[motorD] < Encoder_Ticks)
{
//turn both motors on at specified percent power
motor[motorD] = 50;
motor[MotorE] = 50;
EndTimeSlice();
wait1Msec(10);
}

//turn both motors off
motor[Motor1] = 0;
motor[Motor2] = 0;

Please show us your pragmas. From your description, your PID seemed to be enabled. Also, you should remove the EndTimeSlice() call in the while loop.