Encoders Problem

VEX V5 Technical Support
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Hello, I was programming an encoder to control my robot, but when I initialize forward, the robot will start going forward and won’t stop. I have the code that includes the encoder below


void forward(int pwr, int degs)
{
	SensorValue[LB] = 0;
	while (abs(SensorValue[LB]) <= degs)
	{
		motor[RF] = pwr;
		motor[LF] = pwr;
		motor[RB] = pwr;
		motor[LB] = pwr;
	}
	motorsOff();
}
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Add this line into the while loop.


writeDebugStreamLine(" %d", SensorValue[LB]);

And then open the debug stream from robot->debugger->debug stream.

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@tabor473 I tried that, but i’m not sure what its supposed to accomplish. Nothing appeared on the debug stream

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I recently wrote a comprehensive post about all of the things that can cause encoders to go bad, which may be of use to you, now or sometime in the future: Why I’ll Never Use IMEs Again.

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