My RoboRio needs a doctor

[EmileH]

asnell16,

Have you tried looking at the RoboRIO manual and its LED indicator section?

Confirm your PDP is outputting a proper 6.8-18V output through the CONTROLLER PWR port with a MultiMeter if you get a chance.

[MrForbes]

On thing that might help, is to post a couple of clear, large pictures of your electronics setup, so we can see if the wiring is right. It's easy to connect something to the wrong place, without realizing it. I know because I've done it.

If you get some more folks to confirm that it's all wired correctly, you can rule that out.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Originally Posted by emileh3467

In order for the RoboRIO to work you do not need to have it wired via CAN. The PDP can function fine without any can interfacing.

The CAN will be used for logging PDP data, hence the robot rule requiring that CAN be connected to the PDP. It is not needed for operation of the RoboRio nor the PDP.