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Re: 2007 Robot Controller
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Originally Posted by Gdeaver
IFI will probably never incorporate a radio into the RC because of FCC issues. They may incorporate a FCC precertified module with and external antenna. This would be a significant cost savings. I think ZIGBEE would be a good fit however the technology needs a little maturing. Actually the are some Zigbee modules that could replace the operator interface.
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Not just FCC - but import/export regulatory reasons for other countries as well (different frequency bands, etc).
In addition, any time they made a major change to the RC, it would need new FCC testing.
I think it is very unlikely that the radios would be integrated - not much to gain from doing it for quite a large development cost.
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