How to calculate the exact position of the arm

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Hold lift encoders at set position

At our school, we call this piece of code a stillspeed. Using a potentiometer (you can use an encoder, but you’ll need a reset button to ensure accuracy) your codes says if the potentiometer returns a value greater than, say, 800 and you are not controlling the lift then the motors lift up with power set to 10. If the potentiometer is returning a value less than 800 and you are not controlling the lift then the motors lift down with a power set to -10. The piece of code I’m including is pulled …

Old post, you may find something useful.