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Originally Posted by BBray_T1296
Tests in a more physical way:
-How heavy is it (rRIO, PDB, Radio, Breaker)
-What are each part's footprints? are they bigger/smaller/different shaped than current system?
-Are mounting procedures similar? are ports easily accessible? (current PDB is tricky)
-No more sidecar? what is the status on that?
As far as software goes (though I have no experience in LabView):
-How does it handle multiple (or many) threads?
-Can it process images faster? Targeting? (our targeting took retro-reflective feedback, determined the useful return, calculated target distance, and sent numbers to other systems for shooter speed and left/right alignment)
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Great questions. So,
6. Weight and dimensions of each component, and comparisons to current system.
7. Mounting system for each component.
8. Connectivity and component layout
As for threading, LabVIEW is inherently parallel. We don't have to do to anything special to have things process concurrently. LabVIEW handles that all itself. How would you test something like that?
As for the processing images, that's #5 on the list.
With regards to the sidecar - no, it's not needed. Almost all the standard I/O that you're used to is now built directly into the controller itself, and it has a small footprint and is very light (comparitively). Expansions are allowed through the I/O port on the top of the controller. There will be an external pneumatic controller (if you need to use it). General info about the RoboRio can be found here:
https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-30419