[Jon Stratis]

A few notes:
- First, this is not an AndyMark product. It's made by Cross the Road Electronics, and AndyMark is only an outlet for sales.
- It sounds like the new Victor 888 will give this a run for its money, since both have a linear output.
- The passive cooling is a very nice touch
- The conformal coating is something that has been much, much needed in FRC applications. It's nice to see a speed controller that finally has one!

All that said, keep in mind we don't know what will be legal next year. Worst case, we'll still be limited to the Victor 884 and the Jaguar. Best case, those will both still be legal, but they'll add the Victor 888 and the Talon to the list!

Personally, I don't see any benefits the Victor 884/888 has over the Talon. The only benefits I can see from data provided for the Talon over the Victor 888 are the heat sink and conformal coating. Obviously, the linear output is another benefit over the Victor 884. Looking at the documents for each, I believe the Talon also has a slightly smaller footprint than the Victor 884.

Bringing the Jaguar into the mix, we know it has a larger footpint, which is a negative. However, it also has a linear output like the Talon and 888, and provides some additional functionality through the CAN interface and the ability for direct sensor feedback when using CAN.


For me, Jaguars have been preferred up until now (specifically for drive train) due to their linear output. These new controllers though, if FRC legal, completely change the equation. It seems that it now becomes a question of size versus functionality - if you don't need those inputs on the Jaguar, why use one? Depending on the number of speed controllers used and the number of DIO ports used, there might be size/weight tradeoffs available for using Jaguars and CAN, avoiding the need to include a second DIO module and DSC. Definitely something to look at!