Thread: [FRC Blog] myRIO Expansion Port - What's the Deal?
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Re: [FRC Blog] myRIO Expansion Port - What's the Deal?
Looks fairly reasonable. Passive devices can be connected in any way the teams see fit. Motors can be connected directly if done through passive electronics (nice to see that we can build our own breakout boards to optimize the interface to our own robot, as long as it consists of passive components only), while any active device requires FRC approval.

Given the relatively short timeframe for device approval, I wonder if CTR, Vex, and other historical electronics manufacturers will be soliciting active device concepts from the community?
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