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Originally Posted by Alicia V
I'm planning to build a robot as a family project and wondering which controls we should be using? Where can I buy the 2014 controls for cheap? We wouldnt need any pnuematic controllers just the cRio and digital sidecars.
If anyone has any suggestions to this, let me know!
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If you can not manage to get one from a team with all the parts you need: I got mine from eBay. You are possibly looking at $600-$1,000 dollars for the system.
Keep in mind you need quite a few parts not just the cRIO and modules. You need the module 'bumpers', the digital sidecar, the speed controls, power or the PDB and a WiFi AP.
If you do not mind the difference from FRC I also strongly agree the Arduino or an Intel Edison in the Arduino carrier board as a great alternative. Just keep in mind that reading encoders at high speed may be a bit tricky without some additional digital logic. There are IC for this or use a simple programmable logic chip to make it work.