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Okay, I need to make sure I understand properly.

You said "For velocity or position control you need an encoder on the motor".

Does this mean that I need both an incremental encoder and a position feedback pot? Or is a pot only without an encoder an option?

Thanks.

That's great!

So I'm just confused as to how to hook up the feedback pot to the board. I'm only using one motor.

I assume I will set the encoder mode to absolute.

I'll use S1 for the RC input, but where does the voltage from the feedback pot connect?

Thanks again!

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Thanks for your reply! I obviously missed that. As I said, I think you have a great system.

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Sweet! I just tried it again after your fix, and the firmware update works fine now. Thanks!

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