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Originally Posted by RKazmer
Thanks. I was looking into using a 50-pin connector for all of the PWM wires instead of making two separate PWM wires that connect in the middle. Would that be the same process as making a ribbon cable?
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One of the best connection choices would be to use a D-sub connector.
Here is an example that you can solder to (make sure to look at the pin count and not use the photo - we've used a 53 pin connector with a great result). You would then select a male end to mate up.
Here are some photos of our 2012 robot,
Frizz Bee. These photos show how the entire electronics board can be dropped. I wasn't able to readily find photos of the shooter assembly removed, but the shooter was attached by the D-sub connector and could be interchanged/removed by one plug for sensors and another pair of APP for the shooter motor.
BEES6944 by
FRC Team 836, The RoboBees, on Flickr
BEES6917 by
FRC Team 836, The RoboBees, on Flickr
BEES6974 by
FRC Team 836, The RoboBees, on Flickr