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Unread 06-02-2013, 23:09
Team3763 Adam Team3763 Adam is offline
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Re: Losing power through DS.

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Originally Posted by Team3763 Adam View Post
You've guessed correctly Alan, we had just the round/flat cable that runs from the Digital Module on the cRIO. It would light up the 5V but not the other two. I'm not with the robot currently, however, so I can't check if we're sending power to the DS from the PDBoard or not. I'm assuming so. So silly of us to overlook this simple mistake. Tomorrow I will check and get back to the both of you.
This being said, I don't EVER recall giving the DS power from the PDBoard. The weblink provided isn't exactly clear to me, as I can't tell whether or not the power to the DS is the white connector, or the two-pin cable just right of that.