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Re: Sensors and design
We only had 3.3V accelerometers lying around, so I build a board with a 3.3V regulator, and the GDC said it was fine.

The two supplied voltages, however, are 5V and 12V. The 12V must be protected by a 20A circuit, and I think the 5V can supply 2 or 3 amps.

The C-RIO has 15 analog inputs, and 24ish digital input/outputs.

You are not allowed to use anything on a a robot that was built (not bought) before the start of build season.. so this includes any PCBs you made. However, I'm not so sure about sites like BatchPCB, where you give them a design and then they make it for you, and then will make it for anyone else.. technically, any team can buy from them, so it's probably fine.

You are allowed to use pretty much any sensor (note that exposed lasers are illegal), but be warned that with many mechanical folk on the team, they might not let you rely on your geiger counter that's attached to an accelerometer to move the drive wheels (how ridiculous, I know).