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Greg, Can you give any further information on the cost targets, the schedule, the size, and the interface options for the 3rd generation cRio? From your description it is not clear to me that it meets Al's desired cheaper, simpler, and smaller goals. Which by the way I share
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There are currently eight SB-RIO models described on the web site which were announced and shipped this spring. The configurators do not include pricing on the SB-RIO, presumably because they are targeted for OEM usage. If you really want pricing for nonFRC projects, you are supposed to call. My info is from
http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/7441.
The original cIO has traditionally been used for prototyping and low volume systems. The SB-RIO is a highly compatible version better suited for integration in higher volume production. If CERN were building dozens more Large Hadron Coliders, perhaps it would be cost effective for them to design a housing and switch to the SB-RIOs
. Seriously though, the FedEx fire suppression system project does a better job of demonstrating the relationship between the original and SB-RIO.
http://sine.ni.com/cs/app/doc/p/id/cs-11310
As for size -- It is different. The integrated cRIO is a loaf of bread. If you remove the PCB from the housing, flip the I/O connectors to the edges, you have something more like a square-ish pizza. There are photos of SB-RIOs on the above links.
I agree that this may not meets Al's cheaper, simpler, and smaller goals. The SB-RIO was developed independent of FRC, and should not be viewed as an attempted optimization for FRC.
Greg McKaskle