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Handle wrapping of MCB encoder count (ros ticket #5010) #54

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ahendrix opened this issue Mar 12, 2013 · 0 comments
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Handle wrapping of MCB encoder count (ros ticket #5010) #54

ahendrix opened this issue Mar 12, 2013 · 0 comments

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Encoder count is only 32bits. It ''may'' be possible for encoder position to wrap in long-term operation. The best way to avoid the wrapping issue, is to extend the encoder count to 64bit in ethercat_driver. However, care needs to be taken to correctly account for robot calibration offset.

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