pic: SPARK Motor Controller from REV Robotics

[AdamHeard]

Price?

EDIT: Sorry, didn't refresh!

[Greg Needel]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

Price?

$45

[jkelleyrtp]

Oh my... $45 for a motor controller of (presumably) the same caliber for Talon SRXs and Victors? Niiice. Is the limit switch wired directly to the controller and is there CAN support?

[Ty Tremblay]

Originally Posted by jkelleyrtp

Oh my... $45 for a motor controller of (presumably) the same caliber for Talon SRXs and Victors? Niiice. Is the limit switch wired directly to the controller and is there CAN support?

It's closer to a Talon SR / Victor SP. No CAN support, PWM only.

[PayneTrain]

With rookies getting up to 5 free SRs and having the option for a $45 motor controller, that's going to put a lot of new teams at ease. Awesome.

[AllenGregoryIV]

This looks pretty cool Greg. Also the color scheme blends with out robots a little better as well.

The top flat surface seems like it will be very easy to put a label on which can be a bit tricky with the fins on some of the other controllers like the talon SRs.

[Greg Needel]

Originally Posted by jkelleyrtp

Oh my... $45 for a motor controller of (presumably) the same caliber for Talon SRXs and Victors? Niiice. Is the limit switch wired directly to the controller and is there CAN support?

There are 2 limit switch inputs right on the controller that can support normally open or normally closed switches. Each one acts as an end stop, making it really easy to implement movement limits on any mechanism with no code or setup required.

we choose not to add CAN support at this time, because we were focused on providing a low cost and easy to use controller for everyone. We love the capabilities of CAN and the things that the Talon SRX can do, but if you don't need those extra features the cost savings can go a long way for many teams.

Originally Posted by PayneTrain

With rookies getting up to 5 free SRs and having the option for a $45 motor controller, that's going to put a lot of new teams at ease. Awesome.

There will also be some SPARK motor controllers in FIRST Choice.

[Munchskull]

After seeing what REV robotics has been doing with there products and mission. I have only one thing to say.

This is AWESOME!!

The price of motor controllers has been through the roof. The extra $25 savings will be a life saver. Plus that limit switch bonus will make life easier for teams that have trouble with programing. Just hoping that you will have the stock to meet the demands.

[Thad House]

Originally Posted by Munchskull

The price of motor controllers has been through the roof. The extra $25 savings will be a life saver. Plus that limit switch bonus will make life easier for teams that have trouble with programing. Just hoping that you will have the stock to meet the demands.

HA. I remember when Victors where $100, and that was for years. $60 for the Victor SPs were a much better deal then what teams payed for years.

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Munchskull

.The price of motor controllers has been through the roof. The extra $25 savings will be a life saver.

What? We recently got a 40% discount off of speed controllers. The Victors and Talons are downright cheap compared to before.

[Munchskull]

Originally Posted by Cory

What? We recently got a 40% discount off of speed controllers. The Victors and Talons are downright cheap compared to before.

My apologies. To be honest I have only been looking at motor controller prices since 2014 so I had little frame of reference for what prices used to be.

[Michael Corsetto]

Originally Posted by Munchskull

My apologies. To be honest I have only been looking at motor controller prices since 2014 so I had little frame of reference for what prices used to be.

By the way, $60-$25 =! $45

Excited for more options, but will go with the more compact solution for the time being.

-Mike

[EricLeifermann]

Originally Posted by Michael Corsetto

By the way, $60-$25 =! $45

Excited for more options, but will go with the more compact solution for the time being.

-Mike

+1 to this. Robot real estate is premium.

Though having ran a team in college whose robot budget was generally sub $1000, have a quality cheap option is awesome for the community as a whole.

[Conor Ryan]

Congrats Greg! This is a big step for Rev!

Do you have any data on the linearity?

[Christopher149]

Originally Posted by EricLeifermann

+1 to this. Robot real estate is premium.

Though having ran a team in college whose robot budget was generally sub $1000, have a quality cheap option is awesome for the community as a whole.

And that team in college hasn't really changed in terms of robot budget. It was really nice getting like 5 or 7 Victor 888s this year from FIRST Choice.