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Unread 09-10-2013, 08:46
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Re: SoC Power
The only legal way to power the Rasberry Pi is through the Power Distribution Board. The only device that may send signals to the motor controllers is the cRIO.

The Field Management System commands the cRIO to shut down/disable communication to all systems at the end of the match. The robot is disabled, but still powered. When retrieving the robot, teams should turn the robot off at the main breaker.

You could look for a signal (or lack thereof) from the cRIO to stop all processes on the RPi, but I don't see this being necessary.
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