2015 Beta Testing - The Components are Here.

[Aren Siekmeier]

Originally Posted by Tom Line

Well, the beta test components showed up yesterday and we couldn't resist snapping some pictures.

http://www.fightingpi.org/Resources/...oduction.shtml

There's not a lot that's new, but at least they've all got their official shells, so this is what you should expect to see for next season.

Thanks for posting these. A few things (that may have already been addressed by someone, but I couldn't find anything):

-Now that the shells are more or less finalized, any idea when we might get CAD files or interface drawings to plan for fasteners and layout? Schematics, meanwhile, I can understand not being available until almost kickoff.

-Not sure if data on this already exists. Has anyone done testing on when the regulated VRM outputs drop out? Also, do I understand correctly that the rRio does not have a regulated supply, and therefore is sensitive to all battery fluctuations? Probably this isn't an issue since it runs down to 7V, but any testing and data on this would be great, too.

Edit: nevermind, this isn't really that important
-Any option for (regulated) 24V outputs? (for special sensors, etc. not just from 24V solenoids) I suppose the 2015 rules will dictate if it's legal to use the PCM for this purpose (I suspect not). This has not been available in the past either, but it might be nice ...

There's lots of good suggestions for tests over in this thread, in particular concerning I/O timing and how I/O performance depends on voltage outages, brownouts, etc., as well as other concerns about real-time performance. Does anyone know if there is data or testing on any of this posted somewhere?