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Re: Robot Nightmare!

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz View Post
Marco,
If the green LED next to the RSL connector on the Digital Side Car is flashing then the RSL should also flash the same. The LED is in parallel with the connector. Although rare, it is possible you have two dead RSLs. It happens. You did not specify that your DSC is connected to the PD so I am going to mention that is also a common problem. There must be three LEDs on the DSC that must be illuminated and bright. It is possible for the DSC to receive some power through the 37 pin connector but not enough to drive everything including PWM, relays and the RSL.

Now I am going to remind everyone who is reading here that some ribbon cable shipped in the KOP was improperly terminated and can produce some of the results you are reporting. Did you make the repairs as suggested on the FIRST website? You now have the correct layout for modules in the Crio. This will help with many of your issues as well.
There are only 2 lights for power on. The 6v is off. I switched the faulty cable a lady and I am using the old one as well for now, both have worked in the past. So why isn't the 6V light coming on? How does all three lights on the side of the digital sidecar stay on?
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