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Re: cRIO, has it 'upped the game'?

The cRio will be a bigger advantage next year, when you can use a lot more of the features, but as of now, nothing is really that much greater compared to the IFI controller. I have noticed that the auxiliary components to the new control system have had some issues. I know in one of our matches the power for the sidecar came out, simply because the screw that are meant to hold down the power connector into the sidecar were not long enough (they were the included screws). We have also noticed that the high impact hits that the IFI controller could handle, the new control system cannot (mainly not the cRio's fault, just all the other components). I'm sure it will get better as we get more years under its belt, but for this year at least, there was minimal advantages over the past system.
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Teams I've been on:
Team 45 - The TechnoKats - Student/Leader/Driver 2004-2007
Team 1646 - Boiler Precision Guessworks - Mentor 2007-2011
Team 3301 - Jay County Robotics - Teacher 2011-Present

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