Electrical Visibility

Well unless you can invent invisible electronics, then I think they should be visible.

On a more serious note, it's imperative to have your electronics in an easy-to-reach, seeable area, so that you and others can work on it if needed, assess and fix an potential problems, and put it out if it's on fire.

[plnyyanks]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

...and put it out if it's on fire.

Hey, if it's on fire, then it's a hardware problem. It's the mechanical team's problem now.


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(but seriously, what's already been said is true. Make your electronics easy to reach/see/get to. You'll appreciate it in competition)

[Al Skierkiewicz]

As a minimum your inspector wants to be able to see all three LEDs on the PD, the connectors that feed out to the Crio and 5 volt regulator and must be able to see all breakers and wire input and outputs of the PD. Following that, he/she must be able to see all LEDs on the digital sidecar, the Crio frame, and the analog sidecar. Additional visibility must conform to above posts and the main breaker must be visible and easy to get to for someone who is not on your team. These LEDs are present for troubleshooting and help field personnel insure you connect to the field. If they can't help you, your robot just becomes a paperweight. Help us help you.

[the man]

Originally Posted by plnyyanks

Hey, if it's on fire, then it's a hardware problem. It's the mechanical team's problem now.


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(but seriously, what's already been said is true. Make your electronics easy to reach/see/get to. You'll appreciate it in competition)

We place the electric componets with the programmers. So its still their problem.