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strange pwm problem
« on: March 12, 2008, 07:03:35 AM »
i hope my bot would start working it has got a strange probelm in pwm ,

when it is tested with only the mcu in the breadboard , i get exactly same values of pwm but when used in the bot one is lower than the other i dont know why this is happening can u help

and yes  both of my adc configurations are same so their corresponding pwm must be same so wat is the problem

mcu:atmega16
pwm channel used:oc0 and oc2
same prescaler and values

ADC:reference is AVCC and i have connected capacitor between aref and GND???



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Re: strange pwm problem
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2008, 02:25:17 PM »
electrolytic or mylar capacitor?
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Re: strange pwm problem
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2008, 02:36:32 PM »
mica capacitor electrolytic would just blow up
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Re: strange pwm problem
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2008, 02:38:35 PM »
it works on the breadboard but on the main crcuit board it just gets mad doing strange things with pwm

and yes i have triple checked the connections
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Re: strange pwm problem
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2008, 02:53:31 PM »
what is this main circuit board you're talking about? is it through hole, custom made pcb? etc.
Problems making the $50 robot circuit board?
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Re: strange pwm problem
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2008, 06:49:17 AM »
main circuit board means the veroboard which is going to be attached to the bots
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Re: strange pwm problem
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2008, 07:00:59 PM »
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and yes  both of my adc configurations are same so their corresponding pwm must be same so wat is the problem
Is your ADC somehow controlling the PWM?

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mica capacitor electrolytic would just blow up
your cap isn't rated at the right voltage

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ADC:reference is AVCC and i have connected capacitor between aref and GND???
yeap, you need a cap there too

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Re: strange pwm problem
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2008, 01:06:15 AM »
thanks for the reply i found out the problem since iam using 2 different timers ,they are acting differently when connected to the veroboard i have adjusted the code accordingly and soon will be posting my bot's video
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