2009 Control System Pictures
 

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Re: 2009 Control System Pictures
 

Thanks for posting these.

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Finally some decent pictures of the control system.

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Here is at least one configuration of the assembled system.



(click on the image to link to the full-size version)

-dave



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Any idea why we got two side cars? overkill, right?

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Well each sidecar can only hold up to 10 PWM outputs...

I know last year on our robot we had 13 Victors and 2 Servo's

So not necessarily overkill. It depends what your are going to try to do with the system i guess

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I guess it aint overkill if you build two bots or have one bot/one prototype. ;)
Makes the spare parts we buy, that much cheaper. We just got ours yesterday afternoon and noticed the double sidecars also.
I like it a lot already, circuit breaker board and all.

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Totally Agree, seems like the only negative this year is the weight.

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do the jags have a indicator light? all the lights are on but i don't see any light on the jags.

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There's a LED right in the middle.

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Exactly. Most teams can fit into 1 DSC, advanced teams can use 2.

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And the footprint.

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To me the jags look like they can be used for more than one object but I haven't gotten a chance to look at my teams yet can any one answer this for me

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I don't believe they can be used for more than 1 object. I believe that the screw terminals on the bottom of the Jaguar (in the picture) is the only output that is controlled. I believe that all the other ports are inputs and sensor return ports.

Also the plastic hooks on the left of the Jaguars ... are they strain relief and wire guide hooks?

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Yes, they're strain relief for pwm/ribbon style cables, per the actual designer of the Jags. I thanked him profusely for saving my electronics team a lot of hot gluing.