Arduino for Practice Bot

[Bob Steele]

Originally Posted by davidalln

We've wired together a kitbot with a VEX brain. Since Jaguars and Victors communicate through PWM, just hook them up directly into the ports. You don't even need any code (as long as you're fine with the default mappings on the controller).

I second this idea... The old VEX controller and radio are a great way to power up an older FRC bot or a practice bot... You can't really use your Driver control station with it but at least it gets it running and its cheap...

If you use Victors and Spikes you can control up to eight motors/pneumatics...

The Old VEX controller is pretty much the same as the old Control systems that FRC was using until the cRio. Same chips...same company..

Good stuff for prototyping... and you can program it in C (or use EasyC) ...

good luck!!