C-Rio as on board computer?

[magnets]

Originally Posted by headlight

I've only written simple FPGA functions for the C-Rio before and don't a very good handle on the actual capabilities of an FPGA.

Used in the application of FRC? How? With VHDL? LabVIEW?

The answer to your question is yes, but programming an FPGA is not an easy task. Even if you knew VHDL really well, how would you go about programming the cRIO? Getting the development environment together without having a LabVIEW license to program a FPGA is easier said than done. That's not to say it can't be done though. There were teams interested in doing this sort of stuff before, but couldn't due to rules. It would be really cool too.

[headlight]

Originally Posted by magnets

Used in the application of FRC? How? With VHDL? LabVIEW?

I did it in Labview and not for FRC. I'm just hoping NI is generous with software sponsorship.

[BitTwiddler]

I plan to use our c-Rio as a training aid on a tabletop robot. I think just about anything that will run on the RoboRio will run on the c-Rio with maybe a tweak here and there. It could be used to develop prototypes while the RoboRIO has been integrated into the production robot.

[Greg McKaskle]

If a team has a great idea that needs the use of the FPGA, please write up a grant and contact someone in academic marketing or myself. Please, no dangerous stuff.

Greg McKaskle

[Michael Hill]

While it sounds like an interesting idea, I just couldn't imagine it being worth it in weight. There are tons of other boards that could be used that are much lighter than a crio. If you're wanting an FPGA board, I know there are some Xilinx Dev Boards out there for a pretty reasonable price (<$150).

[Greg McKaskle]

To clarify, I wasn't necessarily talking about a competition robot, or a robot at all.

Greg McKaskle