What to do with old control equipment?

[tcjinaz]

Originally Posted by FrankJ

The version of labview that teams have does not have the programming tool to modify the FPGA. I get the impression that there is sort of a standard FPGA program for the other crio (industrial) chassis for routine applications. If not it adds a level of complexity & cost that NIs competitors don't have.

In any case the FRC controllers have been cost optimized for FRC. If I had paid for the tools to program the NI controllers & FPGA, I would not put an FRC controller in an industrial application. For replacement & support issues than anything else. [edit] It would have value for someone with access to the tools & wanted an inexpensive test bed to develop their skills.

This is probably a "Hey Greg".

I have access to (well, actually, support) the Xilinx tool chain, and Synopsys FPGA synthesis tools. What more might I need to repurpose our old cRIO's?

TIA,
Tim