Interfacing the Digital Sidecar

[miker4004]

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[Japper]

Does anyone know if the digital side car can be controlled by an arduino through the I2C port on the sidecar?

If so, I am thinking that this might make for a nice little project to create a test system to plug into the I2C port for manipulating the items connected to the sidecar when the cRio is not connected (like during the build season or doing sysem checks in the pits...)

thanks in advance for any useful ideas...

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by Japper

Does anyone know if the digital side car can be controlled by an arduino through the I2C port on the sidecar?

Nope, sorry. That port on the Digital Sidecar doesn't have any "smarts" built in and can't affect the other pins.

If you want to control the Digital Sidecar with an Arduino, try the RobotOpen Control Shield.

[Japper]

Thanks Alan!