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Originally Posted by dellagd
CAN actually gave us the most innvoative feature on our robot I'll say. Thanks!
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What can you do with CAN that you can't already do?
What language do you use? Are the C++ and Java implementations synchronous like the LV one, and if so, have you rewritten them so they work reliably?
How do you deal with failure?
These questions are important when thinking about CAN. There is a single point of failure, and the current libraries (at least in LV) do not handle failure gracefully at all. The cRio should be able to keep up with fast control loops. CAN also requires the Jaguars, which are physically the largest and less historically reliable season-tested controllers of recent history.
There are ups and downs. It's not all flowers and unicorns, and it's not a magic bullet like some people seem to embrace it as.