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Re: Use of laptop on robot

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Originally Posted by fimmel View Post
you could put a lightweight linux distro on it and hibernate it before a match to make it book quickly.
Or build a 19v(thats what most laptops seem to use) DC-DC step up converter, and keep the battery on RIGHT until your about to get onto the field, then remove it to make it legit. In all practicality, laptops are better suited to transmit something over a analog input, and reccive stuff from the dashboard port.