Are we required to use the new control system?

[plnyyanks]

Originally Posted by Wetzel

2014 and 2015 will have different and incomparable communications protocols. We had a RoboRio team at an offseason event that they forgot to switch to 2014(the beta software defaults to 2015) before a match and it took us a while to figure out the cause. Every time they linked it immediately crashed FMS.

I stand corrected. Thanks for clarifying (I wasn't at the event, I had just heard that some beta teams were competing with the new hardware).

[Greg McKaskle]

At the moment, the driver station and robot comms library supports both old and new protocol to the robot. The current protocol to the field was supposed to be identical, but in reality, one field was packed the same as the new protocol, confusing the FMS.

Some/most teams are actually using the new protocol on the field. Other changes are underway.

Greg McKaskle

[Hoffer5236]

Why are they offering the old cRio and other parts of the 2014 control system on First Choice?

[Mark McLeod]

To dispose of old remaining stock that some of us will want.
Teams can employ them to keep older demo bots operational, or use them to add a practice bot without extra cost.