[EricH]

Originally Posted by Team 4264

So we will have to find a retail value for every part we harvest?

Yep.

And yes I meant the Crio and modules. I'm sure they are amazing in the right hands, but we may not have time to figure them out.

I have an idea. FIRST needs to include all documentation/directions of parts based on a sliding scale based on the noobness of the team.

They do. Have you gone to http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...control-system yet? If not, go now. If someone has the presentations on building the Kitbot, could they post those here?

For the modules and cRIO: Yes, you do have to use the cRIO. However, only two of the three modules need to be used. Bear with me because I don't know the numbers, so I'll describe based on the ports and placement in the cRIO:
Port 1: Required. The Analog module (9201?) goes in this one and gets power from the PDB (20A circuit).
Port 2: Required. The 37-pin connector goes from this module to the Digital Sidecar (which gets powered by another 20A circuit from the PDB).
Port 3: Not required. This is the module used for pneumatics; it has a small array of green LEDs.
Port 4: This one came empty, with a cap over its pins. Don't worry about filling it.

Ask questions on stuff you don't understand; we'll be glad to help you.