Thread: What to use the Cypress board for?
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Re: What to use the Cypress board for?
I've had a problem getting some of the new boards to flash.
You may have to recompile the firmware for the newer revision.
The risk is if they've upgraded it somehow.

The only issues I've encountered while actually using the board have been that it needs a dedicated USB port on the Driver Station to be powered properly.
Sharing a hub with joysticks can brown out your controls, i.e., they will appear to be connected, but they won't respond to button pushes or axis tilts.
If your design causes it to heavily draw on power, then there is a risk it will fail when your laptop is running on low battery.
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