cRIO FRC2

[plnyyanks]

If anyone at St. Louis can stop by the NI booth, I would like to see what information they have on the new cRIO model, since I won't be at CMP. Thanks in advance.

[Big Kid]

Here is the image of the New CRIO. It is indeed the 4 Slotted CRIO.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/phot...j h1HeZC48%3D

[Joe G.]

Looks like only one ethernet port. Wonder if the camera will require the 8-slot model, or if FIRST will come up with another way to connect it.

Very cool though, LOVING the price!

[Mark McLeod]

Originally Posted by Joe G.

Looks like only one ethernet port. Wonder if the camera will require the 8-slot model, or if FIRST will come up with another way to connect it.

We can connect our camera(s) to the DLink as an alternate now.
The second port isn't required any longer.

The picture access has expired though, so I can't see it.

[Mk.32]

Looks interesting, now my question is is there any hardware changes besides size?

Does it handle image processing better? More memory? Faster reboot? ETC.

Since our team already has two CRIOs, it doesn't seem like it is worth it to "upgrade".

[SkyWarrior]

I cannot see the picture. Can someone upload that again? Thank you very much in advance.

[Joe Ross]

When I talked to NI, they said it had twice as much ram and twice as much flash, and the same size FPGA.

[EricVanWyk]

Originally Posted by Joe Ross

When I talked to NI, they said it had twice as much ram and twice as much flash, and the same size FPGA.

Any mention of the processor?

[Zholl]

Originally Posted by EricVanWyk

Any mention of the processor?

By my understanding it's the same microcontroller with fewer ports and more memory. That extra storage will probably be the only real performance boost you see

[MagiChau]

Is the model the cRIO-9076?

NI cRIO-9076 Product Pages:
LX45 FGPA: http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/209758
LX25 FGPA: http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/209757

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by MagiChau

Is the model the cRIO-9076?

It looks like the same form factor, but the cRIO FRC2 has the same FPGA as the current cRIO, and not a virtex like the 9075/6.

[reuven]

did they say when the new cRIO will be sold to veteran teams?
its important to us (shipping time, customs etc....) in this side of the world

[jhersh]

Originally Posted by Joe Ross

It looks like the same form factor, but the cRIO FRC2 has the same FPGA as the current cRIO, and not a virtex like the 9075/6.

The FPGA in the cRIO-FRC2 is the same Xilinx Spartan 6 LX45 that is in the cRIO-9076.

-Joe

[Zholl]

Originally Posted by Zholl

By my understanding it's the same microcontroller with fewer ports and more memory. That extra storage will probably be the only real performance boost you see

I just wanted to correct myself here, as I did go and talk to an NI rep on Saturday after I posted this just to get it straight from the horses mouth. The differences we'll for those who don't want to read the specs are basically the smaller form factor, a smaller 2-pin power cable instead of that 4-pin we've been using, we lose the second network port and the DIP switches, more memory and flash, and a new chipset, which, while not exactly more powerful will still be faster than the old one

[RyanCahoon]

Originally Posted by EricVanWyk

Any mention of the processor?

According to the FRC Live session it's a newer processor (Freescale 5125), but still at the same 400MHz clockspeed. Someone would probably have to go digging through manuals to find if there's any kind of performance benefit, i.e. between the ISAs.

--Ryan