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Re: [FRC Blog] Control System Update
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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
The big problem is that the USB spec limits the length of most USB cables to shorter lengths than Ethernet. Ethernet is designed to be used over longer distances than USB. In practice you're probably fine either way, but Ethernet is what we "should" be using IMO
Also, I don't believe you get full access to the robot's LAN when using USB. This is important if you used vision tracking with an external processor like us this year.
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