This year, FIRST Robotics is introducing a new control system for its FRC competition. Part of that new control system is a new speed controller. However the old speed controller can still be used on the robots. So that leads to the question: Which would you prefer–the new and improved jaguar speed controller or a product that has been proven to work really well in past competitions?
Click on the photo to follow the link to the Chief Delphi entry by Anthony Lapp and the comments in the thread.
Whatever else you think about these two speed controllers, you have to be impressed by the size of the Jaguar compared to the Victor. For the other significant stats on these two devices see below and follow the links for even more information.
Jaguar (shown on right):
Quiet control of brushed DC motors
– 20 kHz PWM frequency
Speed control
– Industry standard R-C Servo type (PWM) interface
Status LED indicates run, direction, and fault conditions
Limit switch inputs for forward and reverse directions
Integrated over-current protection
Screw terminals for all power wiring
Headers (0.1 inch pitch) for all control signals
http://www.luminarymicro.com/jaguar
Victors 884 (shown on right):
Standard R/C Type PWM
6v to 15v
Power one motor with variable speed forward,reverse, or off
http://www.ifirobotics.com/victor-884-speed-controller-robots.shtml#Specifications
My view is go with your gut and chose the one that will work best for you. What do you think?
**This post submitted by Rudy Pena, but posted by Mike Henry due to some technical problems.
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