[Racer26]

I'm going to try to answer your questions as best I can.

1. If you're talking about the Dashboard port for connecting to a computer to read out, or the radio port, it is a standard 9 pin serial port. The name for these connectors is a DB-9.

2. The robot controller is given to teams by FIRST, so I assume you mean the code storage size. There is a limit, but on the current controllers, unless your code is very complex it shouldn't be a problem.

3. I think the English translation on this one is a little broken, but I think you're asking if you can make an adapter to plug into the ports on the OI. You can plug in standard toggle switches and the like, but you cannot use anything that requires its own battery, except the USB-CHICKLET, which you can order from IFI.

4. DB-15 connectors have 15 pins. There are 5 of them on the OI, 4 for joysticks, and one for the competition port. They are the same as the 'game' or 'joystick' port on an older computer.

5. Absolutely. You can use any joystick, steering wheel, or any other device you can plug into the OI, as long as it doesn't need its own battery.

Hope I helped.