pic: Good use of a old cRio

[tStano]

Originally Posted by rockychat3

(1) Is it possible to have two versions of drivers station on the same PC?

http://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/...-all-languages
This update includes the driver station. Seeing as the first step is "uninstall old versions", I seriously doubt you can have both driver stations on the same PC, but perhaps it would be okay if you had them on different profiles. I have not tried this. I recommend getting a super cheap XP laptop someone probably has lying around for a cRIO driver station.

Originally Posted by rockychat3

(2) Is it possible to program the cRIO from Netbeans with the old plugins and the RoboRIO from Eclipse with the new plugins on the same PC?

This does indeed work. I've done it. You might spend a fair amount of time screwing with network settings, but if you're using a roboRIO, you probably will anyway.

Originally Posted by rockychat3

(3) If we did buy a new RoboRIO, could we use a standard 20AMP slot on the old PDP to power it, saving us $200 on a new PDP (for internal/prototyping, not for competition)?

I have not tried this, but my gut feeling is that you'll run into some troubles because the old PDP isn't CAN enabled and the new one is, as is the roboRIO. The roboRIO might get confused without the PDP on CAN, plus you couldn't do any current monitoring.