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Re: cRio external 'co-processor' options
Past rules will not necessarily apply to what will be allowed in 2009, but "co-processors" and other custom circuits were allowed on robots, subject to cost limits ($400). There were other restrictions as well: no custom PWM circuits to Victor inputs, no wireless communications, no connections to radio or tether ports on the RC, etc.
There are some interesting co-processor options out there; just check out the choices at Tern, Inc.
But, before I'd worry about how to interface external processing capability, I'd want to understand what the cRIO system can do itself!
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