
14-03-2015, 21:26
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Figuring out what's next
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Team Role: Alumni
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Rookie Year: 2012
Location: United States
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Re: Off Season Project - BallBa
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Originally Posted by GeeTwo
- We use java for our programming. I understand that the roboRIO is our only option if we intend to use the 2015 programming environment. Does anyone have contradictory information?
- Are there any issues with using the 2014 Power Distribution Board and 12V-5V regulator box with the roboRIO? OK, 1 issue we know of: we are not yet using CAN bus, though we would like to become smart on it, and using the 2014 PDB won't help.
- Is there any issue (that is, a technical issue apart from FRC rules) with leaving the CAN connections on the roboRIO unconnected?
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To answer your questions in order... - Yes, you'll need to use the roboRIO if you're using WPILib Java. However, if you use the CCRE, our custom Java runtime engine that our awesome software manager Colby built, the code is identical. Not sure if you're interested in using it, but it would make it possible to write code that runs on both the cRIO and the roboRIO.
- Shouldn't be a problem if you just run it off the 12V supply - the roboRIO can handle anything from 7V-18V. You could/might/probably will see brownouts if you use 5V.
- I'm not positive, but I don't see any huge issues with it unless you ask for CAN input that (obviously) isn't there. Someone else could chime in - I'm not the most knowledgeable about CAN.
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Last edited by Jacob Bendicksen : 14-03-2015 at 21:27.
Reason: added CCRE link
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