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Re: [FRC Blog] New 2015 FRC controller from National Instruments

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Originally Posted by Peter Johnson View Post
Based on other information I've seen posted about the new system, there will likely be a way to get more through some sort of expansion port like they're doing for pneumatics breakouts (via CAN bus).

Speaking of, at least a couple of the connectors on this PCB should be for the CAN bus, but it's hard to tell which ones.
I've also heard you will be able to run two controllers in master-slave mode to allow for additional ports. I believe their goal is to make this controller affordable for each team to buy one yearly (as it should be).
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