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Re: [FRC Blog] myRIO Expansion Port - What's the Deal?

I think "passive" in First terms would include extension headers for the pins, wires, pcb traces, etc. Anything that does not modify the pathway. You make a daughter board that covers all the pins, but passively passes through the used pins. perhaps with a locking PWM connector that has the power & ground so you use a conventional PWM cable. Without allowing for the in the rules, an inspector somewhere would not let you do that.

The wording is the way it to allow for servos & VEX motors which take a direct PWM input well as conventional brushed motors & controllers.
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