Powering a coprocessor
 

I recently bought a Odroid c1. It is supposed to take 5v at 2 amps. I checked the frc rules and it said the only device allowed to be powered by the 5v 2a rails on the vrm is the bridge. is there a way i can power this thing without breaking the rules? I was thinking about the 12v dc converter from last year but was wondering if there is any easier option like having two vrm instead of a pcm and using one of the 5v2a rails for the radio and one for my coprocessor, but according to the rules the only thing that can be connected is the radio power.

Re: Powering a coprocessor
 

You could use a different voltage regulator module connected to a standard 12V circuit on the PDB.

Re: Powering a coprocessor
 

From the specifications:
If you're not using any USB devices, you can probably get by with the 0.5A rail on the VRM. If you are using USB devices, plan accordingly.

Re: Powering a coprocessor
 

R32 requires the radio to be connected to a VRM, on the 5V 2A rail, and nothing else can be on that rail. It does not prohibit additional VRMs from being installed on your robot.

Re: Powering a coprocessor
 

Should I plug in last years voltage regulator into a 30 amp?

Re: Powering a coprocessor
 

This is great question for the Q&A.

Re: Powering a coprocessor
 

Use the old power regulator off the 12v. It works. You will need the 2 amps. I have set up the Odroid u2 and u3 this way.