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Re: RoboRio

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Originally Posted by markmcgary View Post
I've read many threads on CD discussing the robustness, or lack thereof, of the Digital Sidecar. In our first two years, we had never had a problem with a DSC. In 2014, we lost at least three DSCs.

So, I wonder how robust will be the DSC that is now integrated into the RoboRIO? If the integrated DSC dies, do you also lose the entire RoboRIO?
Don't think of it as an integrated DSC... it's just the controller. If the controller dies, then yes, you lose the controller! It's all together on one circuit board.
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