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Re: Classmate PC - Front Panel

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Originally Posted by RoboMaster View Post
I highly doubt that they will get rid of the driver station and just use a computer. They just designed this whole new system for us and plus, now we can't easily hook up switches, LEDs, and lots of joysticks and such. Computers don't have PWM I/O ports.
I'd have to agree with this logic. Also, myself and the programming and electrical team really didn't find any reasoning for using the laptop itself as the driver's station or to control the robot. I like the current 09 DS a lot b/c of the ease of use.
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