[Don Wright]

They are a simple circuit that takes an off the shelf encoder pulse output and converts it to a voltage.

This "plug and play" electronics box allows us to remove the entire electronics package by unplugging a few connectors and pulling it out of our bot. We then can plug it into our diagnostic board which has a similiar set up of motors and sensors as out robot so we can debug our programming away from the chaos of the pit area. It also allows us to keep the delicate electronics away from any machining we are doing to the chassis between rounds.

The picture shown is actually our prototype electronics box. Here is the final one (yes...that is last years controller...it's just a place holder):