[FRC Blog] 2015 Control System and Kit of Parts Survey

[adciv]

Originally Posted by magnets

My biggest dislike is the lack of relay ports. We usually don't use pneumatics besides for shifting, so we never have a compressor on board. If we use one spike for shifting drive (so we don't have to buy a $90 board that is way more complicated than it needs to be), then we only have three spikes left for motors. We usually use at least that many.

Is there a any particular reason you're using spikes instead of Victors/Talons for the motors? The only time I think we've used a spike over a motor controller was when we temporarily maxed out our PWMs outputs. Given that the new RIO allows for 20 PWMs, I don't see this being an issue.

[magnets]

Originally Posted by adciv

Is there a any particular reason you're using spikes instead of Victors/Talons for the motors? The only time I think we've used a spike over a motor controller was when we temporarily maxed out our PWMs outputs. Given that the new RIO allows for 20 PWMs, I don't see this being an issue.

Yes. The spike costs half as much as the victor.