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Re: TechHOUNDS roboRIO Expansion Board

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Originally Posted by Swiezy868 View Post
The Arduino outputs provided on the board were implemented more for controlling LEDs and other nonessential portions of the robot. As long as the Arduino outputs aren't used to cause/control motion, I believe the board should be legal even without approval from FIRST.
Like James and Ryan, this does not match my reading of the rule. If you connect an actuator to the MXP board, FIRST needs to approve the design to make sure you didn't connect the actuator to an active path.