11-12-2015, 16:42
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Director of Programs, GOFIRST
AKA: Nick Aarestad
FTC #9205 (The Iron Maidens)
Team Role: College Student
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Rookie Year: 2009
Location: Minnesnowta
Posts: 1,546
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Re: Veteran teams kit of parts
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Originally Posted by GeeTwo
As I understand it, since the introduction of the cRIO, 2015 was the only year for which veterans got a control brain in the KoP, and that was because the previous control system was no longer legal to use. We aren't expecting any major control system components this year except the radio; there will also be a few motor controllers and perhaps a few other odds and ends. The 2016 radio is open source and teams can update the firmware, so I expect that this is the last year veterans will receive a radio in the KoP for a while.
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I believe we may have also gotten the half slot cRIO in 2011, but my memories of kickoff that year are a bit fuzzy. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
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