TETRIX Motor Controller - Revision history

Jwatson: /* nMotorEncoder */

2013-01-21T14:20:08Z

nMotorEncoder

2013-01-21T14:19:43Z

nMotorEncoder

2012-04-30T19:58:12Z

2012-04-30T19:57:28Z

2012-04-13T18:01:46Z

2012-04-04T16:26:15Z

ROBOTC Functions

2012-04-04T16:17:15Z

2012-04-04T16:14:29Z

ROBOTC Functions

2012-04-04T16:13:33Z

ROBOTC Functions

2012-04-04T16:11:13Z

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 | class="variableType"| <span class="bigKeywordBI">long </span><span class="bigKeywordB">nMotorEncoder</span>
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-| style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color:black; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:left; font-size:100%;"|([[Data_Types#dataType_long|long]]) Current value of the motor encoder. Range is -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647  so it will "wrap" after about ~90 revolutions. The user's program should reset the value of the encoder often to avoid the value "resetting" itself when the maximum distance is met.
+| style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color:black; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:left; font-size:100%;"|([[Data_Types#dataType_long|long]]) Current value of the motor encoder. Range is -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647. The user's program should reset the value of the encoder from time to time to avoid the value "resetting" itself when the maximum distance is met.
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 | class="variableType"| <span class="bigKeywordBI">long </span><span class="bigKeywordB">nMotorEncoder</span>
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-| style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color:black; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:left; font-size:100%;"|([[Data_Types#dataType_long|long]]) Current value of the motor encoder. Range is -32768 to 32767 so it will "wrap" after about ~90 revolutions. The user's program should reset the value of the encoder often to avoid the value "resetting" itself when the maximum distance is met.
+| style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color:black; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:left; font-size:100%;"|([[Data_Types#dataType_long|long]]) Current value of the motor encoder. Range is -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647  so it will "wrap" after about ~90 revolutions. The user's program should reset the value of the encoder often to avoid the value "resetting" itself when the maximum distance is met.
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-''[[Main_Page|Main]] &rarr; [[TETRIX_Main|TETRIX]] &rarr; [[TETRIX:_Motor_Controller|Motor Controller]] ''
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-''[[Main_Page|Main]] >> [[TETRIX_Main|TETRIX]] >> [[TETRIX:_Motor_Controller|Motor Controller]] ''
+''[[Main_Page|Main]] &rarr; [[TETRIX_Main|TETRIX]] &rarr; [[TETRIX:_Motor_Controller|Motor Controller]] ''
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-| class="variableType"| <span class="bigKeywordBI">bool </span><span class="bigKeywordB">bMotorReflected</span>'''
+| class="variableType"| <span class="bigKeywordBI">bool </span><span class="bigKeywordB">bMotorReflected</span>
 |-
 | style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color:black; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:left; font-size:100%;"|([[Data_Types#dataType_bool|bool]]) Boolean array. Used to indicate that the direction of a motor should be reflected 180 degrees. Useful when mechanical design results in a logical "reversed" condition of a motor.  This can also be configured in the Motors and Sensor Setup menu in ROBOTC.

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 |}
 === bMotorReflected ===
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    |<syntaxhighlight lang="robotc">
-nMotorEncoder[motorB] = 0;          // reset the Motor Encoder of Motor B
+nMotorEncoder[motorD] = 0;          // reset the Motor Encoder of Motor D
-while(nMotorEncoder[motorB] < 360)  // while the Motor Encoder of Motor B has not yet reached 360 counts:
+while(nMotorEncoder[motorD] < 360)  // while the Motor Encoder of Motor D has not yet reached 360 counts:
+{
-   motor[motorB] = 75;                 // motor B is given a power level of 75
+   motor[motorD] = 75;                 // motor D is given a power level of 75
-   motor[motorC] = 75;                 // motor C is given a power level of 75
+   motor[motorE] = 75;                 // motor E is given a power level of 75
+}
-motor[motorB] = 0;                  // motor B is given a power level of 0 (stop)
+motor[motorD] = 0;                  // motor D is given a power level of 0 (stop)
-motor[motorC] = 0;                  // motor C is given a power level of 0 (stop)
+motor[motorE] = 0;                  // motor E is given a power level of 0 (stop)
 </syntaxhighlight>
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 === motor ===
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    |<syntaxhighlight lang="robotc">
-motor[motorA] = 100;   // motor A is given a power level of 100 (forward)
+motor[motorD] = 100;   // motor D is given a power level of 100 (forward)
-motor[motorA] = -100;  // motor A is given a power level of -100 (reverse)
+motor[motorD] = -100;  // motor D is given a power level of -100 (reverse)
 </syntaxhighlight>
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 |}
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 |}
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 <span class="codeStringsNums">mtr_S1_C1_1</span> - Motor (mtr) on Sensor Port 1 (S1) connected on the first controller (C1) in the daisy chain attached to Motor Port 1 (1)<br />
 <span class="codeStringsNums">mtr_S1_C1_2</span> - Motor (mtr) on Sensor Port 1 (S1) connected on the first controller (C1) in the daisy chain attached to Motor Port 2 (2)
 |-
 |}
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