Thread: New cypress model
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Re: New cypress model
Before trading the old KOP Cypress board in for a newer model, I'd wait for FIRST to release matching field tested FRC Cypress firmware.
The FRC firmware is currently the only way that the Driver Station application is permitted to talk to the Cypress and probably won't be compatible with the newer board.

Knowing that risk, you could experiment with modifying and recompiling the FRC firmware for the newer board. I wouldn't necessarily depend on it working in time for competition.
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