Control DC motor position

Dear member
I dont know how to control the position of motor, if inputing the Motor Driver Voltage into PWMA, I can only control the velocity of the motor, what should I do？

Could you please provide some information on your hardware setup? Make, model number, required inputs etc.
Also, could you please expland on what you mean by inputting driver voltage to PWMA? If you're having trouble controlling the motor, I recommend viewing the manufacturer's datasheet to understand the specifications of the drive/motor's input signals.
Finally, could you please post the VI itself rather than screenshots.
-Mike
Applications Engineer
National Instuments

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