[Russ Beavis]

It may not be a pretty comparison but an IFI-based equivalent (including the old Rockwell blocks and breaker panels) shown side-by-side may be useful if, for no other reason, than to give the teams some idea about how much extra space they need to provide for the new electronics.

Why two Spikes? Why not? Many actuators can be driven just as well using on/off control with a Spike or relay versus variable voltage or speed control with a Victor, Jaguar or similar. A good engineer always searches for the optimal solution (emphasis on "optimal" which isn't always the smallest and lowest cost version).

Assuming that pneumatics are provided as in previous years and the rules are equivalent, many teams will probably only need 1 Spike (ie for driving their compressor). The Solenoid Breakout and cRIO 9472 module can be used to drive up to eight 0.75A loads (eg the solenoid pneumatic valves).

Russ