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cgmv123

16-12-2014 16:07

FRC Blog - New Motor Controllers – 2015 Legality

http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...-2015-legality

Quote:

As mentioned in this blog, we said we’d notify the community before Kickoff if the Victor SP and Talon SRX motor controllers from VEX Robotics and Cross the Road Electronics will be legal for 2015. After review by the 2015 Control System Development Team and the 2015 Beta Teams, we’ve determined that these controllers will be legal for 2015.

New Talons and Victors are legal!

nathannfm

16-12-2014 16:12

Re: FRC Blog - New Motor Controllers – 2015 Legality

I sure hope so, they already stopped making the old ones :p
I wonder if the timing had anything to do with the VexPro product launch in a few hours...

IndySam

16-12-2014 16:32

Re: FRC Blog - New Motor Controllers – 2015 Legality

Shocker!

cgmv123

16-12-2014 16:34

Re: FRC Blog - New Motor Controllers – 2015 Legality

Quote:

Originally Posted by IndySam (Post 1414448)

Shocker!

QFT

pribusin

16-12-2014 16:34

Re: FRC Blog - New Motor Controllers – 2015 Legality

When will they become available for purchase?

Aren Siekmeier

16-12-2014 16:41

Re: FRC Blog - New Motor Controllers – 2015 Legality

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Originally Posted by cgmv123 (Post 1414449)

QFT

Quantum Field Theory? :confused:

Abhishek R

16-12-2014 16:44

Re: FRC Blog - New Motor Controllers – 2015 Legality

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aren Siekmeier (Post 1414451)

Quantum Field Theory? :confused:

Quoted For Truth

Aren Siekmeier

16-12-2014 17:22

Re: FRC Blog - New Motor Controllers – 2015 Legality

I kid ...

Lil' Lavery

16-12-2014 17:27

Re: FRC Blog - New Motor Controllers – 2015 Legality

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Originally Posted by pribusin (Post 1414450)

When will they become available for purchase?

This is the real question

Michael Hill

16-12-2014 17:37

Re: FRC Blog - New Motor Controllers – 2015 Legality

Did FIRST really have any other option?

cgmv123

16-12-2014 17:41

Re: FRC Blog - New Motor Controllers – 2015 Legality

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Hill (Post 1414464)

Did FIRST really have any other option?

Than using potentially unsafe or unreliable product(s)? Oh, yes they did.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kate Pilotte in FRC Blog comment

If one or neither of the new controllers are added to the list of legal motor controllers for the 2015 FRC season, we'll distribute existing controllers in FIRST inventory via a controlled distribution method as needed.

Jon Stratis

16-12-2014 17:48

Re: FRC Blog - New Motor Controllers – 2015 Legality

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Hill (Post 1414464)

Did FIRST really have any other option?

FIRST had teams extensively beta testing the controllers, and specifically asked those beta teams of the controllers were ready for use during the season. We had the option of saying one was ready and the other wasn't, if needed. While it was highly unlikely that both would be illegal, based on timing with the different controllers I completely could have seen FIRST go with just one for the season. At no point in all the beta testing we participated in did i see anything that would make me think FIRST wasn't looking out for the best interests of all the teams with this decision.

Frankly, beta testing the controllers was a little boring... We didn't have any issues with them!

tStano

16-12-2014 17:52

Re: FRC Blog - New Motor Controllers – 2015 Legality

AndyMark says they will be available "late December", which is what it says about all new CS stuff except the PD panel which says "Late December 2014 - early January 2015"

http://www.andymark.com/Talon-SRX-p/am-2854.htm

FrankJ

16-12-2014 20:40

Re: FRC Blog - New Motor Controllers – 2015 Legality

Just make every body use spikes for motor control. :eek:

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