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Re: NI releasing/designing new controller for FRC

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Originally Posted by Meshbeard View Post
I wasn't supposed to see this, but I might have seen a full size mockup of a prototype for the Athena board... If what I saw was correct, it was a black square about 5-6" on each side and about 1-1.5" tall. It looked like it integrated functionality of the cRIO and the sidecar into it, so it should be much much lighter than that combined weight. I don't remember much else since it was only flashed for a couple seconds and I wasn't expecting it at all.
This excites me. Making an "electronics box" seems like it might be more feasible for some teams! Or at least easier.

Also, hopefully Jaguars will be repackaged or something to make them easier to deal with-- it's a minor thing, but their irregular shape makes them rather annoying to line up and place effectively-- or maybe I'm just missing something.

Last edited by cadandcookies : 29-04-2013 at 00:07. Reason: added things about jags instead of making a new post