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Re: Two Digital Sidecars?

It's fully legal to have a second Digltal Sidecar, it's accompanying DIO module would go in slot 4 on the 4-slot cRio or slot 6 on the 8-slot cRio.

As to why you would need that many PWM's, I will say:
-Small motors can run on Spike relays if you don't need variable speed control
-You can Y anything off of the DSC - I know of no technical limits to the number of splits.
-The servos/vex motor controllers use the 6v supply which can supply up to 3a. This should have no problem with several servos.
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