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Re: CRIO-FRCIII

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Originally Posted by yash101 View Post
Thanks.
I wonder if it would be legal to have an onboard cheap ethernet switch. Next year, I want to have a node based processing system with multiple computers, running a specific portion of the code. One ethernet port will probably not be enough . I guess the dongle will be hard to hit my a gamepiece but I'm still kinda skeptical because the ASUS router sitting in front of me has quite a poor build quality and crashes every 15 mins. Is the antenna a single plane or multiple axes? A plane antenna would mean the robot would lose communications when it turns a bit.
I am also wondering about the build quality of the roborio. The GPIO seems to be build into the main package. Have you ever had any problems with debris getting in the case and making it behave very wierd? That was one thing that happened quite often with the Digital Sidecar!
I am just wondering but how accurate are the current sensors in the PDB? Do you ever use them as an effective debug strategy for eradicating nasty shorts?
Thanks.
I think I just spammed you with questions
That kind of talk is striking fear in my heart

But the latter part leads me to a throw-down to the teams that have 3D printers. Design & build modular plugs to cover the connectors that are not in use. Yeah, I know, just stuff inert connectors in. I want something elegant.
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