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Originally Posted by motherrussia
Cool, thanks for the ideas. I don't have much experience with Arduinos, so I have a couple of questions. Could we program the Arduino in Labview, if not, what language? And, does what would we use to power the Arduino?
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REV Robotics has the RIOduino, an Arduino-compatible board, that can plug directly into the MXP on the roboRIO.
The RIOduino operates exactly like an Arudino Uno R3 but with a few added features that tailor it to the roboRIO and an FRC robot. For example:
- Three auto selecting power options: USB, MXP, or externally (e.g. VRM)
- Place to attach RGB LED strips directly (with external power)
- I2C and UART already connected to the roboRIO (for communication)
We tried to make it as easy as possible to connect an Arduino to the roboRIO so you could get right to programming it rather than figuring out how to connect it. The great thing is you can use the vast ecosystem of Arduino examples on the RIOduino and get something working very fast.
The RIOduino is an approved active MXP board and is available now at
AndyMark. Take a look at the documentation on our website:
www.revrobotics.com/product/rioduino for more info on its various features.
-David