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Re: 2004 vs. 2005 controllers

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Originally Posted by Orborde
The 2004 and 2005 controllers are exactly the same, right? Meaning that we can throw code onto whichever of the two we want and it will work? It appears so, but I'd like to check before I frag my controller in exciting fashion.
They're not identical. I noticed two differences immediately: the power connections are now blade connectors, and there is a new three-pin header for extending the Prog and Reset buttons.

According to the documentation, you can use a 2004 RC on a 2005 robot, but you must load updated firmware first. It looks like you can not use a 2004 OI, however. (I suspect the communication protocol has changed between last year and this year.)