[mjcoss]

Well as a software guy, who understands little about the intricacies of motor controllers, I understood exactly what Brain meant regarding in band vrs out of band messaging. Of course, all of the discussions on mosfets and other things leave me bewildered.

At the end of the day, we all want the same thing for the teams. A motor controller that provides lots of flexibility with regards to command and control, and high reliability. TI bought the IP for the Jaguars, and the product was really just a way to demo the chip. Not to really sell motor controllers, so I was not surprised when I heard that they didn't want to continue to support it for FIRST.

I'm a bit concerned about the ability to manufacture in quantity a motor controller without getting a someone with deep pockets to cover the losses/expenses. Maybe sparkfun might be interested in such a project. They could in theory resell to other hobbyist.

I really like the module design, and as an embedded software guy would be more than willing to help on a ROTS/Firmware development project. But I suspect that the timeframe would be at least 12 - 18 months out.