Rookie Team Control System Problem

[da johnny boy]

We have a problem with the digital sidecar and jaguar on our robot. The first problems is that one of our jaguars does not light up, and makes a clacking noise, but the fan still runs. I am guessing it is shorted, but there was never any indication like smoke, a spark, etc. I guess we will have to use one of our victors instead if we cant get it fixed.

Our second problem is with our digital sidecar not working. It was working for the past 6 weeks, but all the sudden, today it stopped working, and none of or PWM outputs were working, and our digital inputs were sending incorrect values. We have the Signal Light connected, but it does not light up at all. I unplugged the Signal Light, but the RSL Led on the Sidecar does not light up either. Also, the 5v light does not light up. I am guessing from my searching that there is either a short in the sidecar, or that the cable from the CRIO is not connected securely. What else could be wrong? Hopefully I can clean out the sidecar and it will work, but if need we could buy another one and replace it on Thursday before the competition.

Thanks,
Da Johnny Boy