Buying old control system parts

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Originally Posted by Alicia V

I'm planning to build a robot as a family project and wondering which controls we should be using? Where can I buy the 2014 controls for cheap? We wouldnt need any pnuematic controllers just the cRio and digital sidecars.
If anyone has any suggestions to this, let me know!

If you can not manage to get one from a team with all the parts you need: I got mine from eBay. You are possibly looking at $600-$1,000 dollars for the system.

Keep in mind you need quite a few parts not just the cRIO and modules. You need the module 'bumpers', the digital sidecar, the speed controls, power or the PDB and a WiFi AP.

If you do not mind the difference from FRC I also strongly agree the Arduino or an Intel Edison in the Arduino carrier board as a great alternative. Just keep in mind that reading encoders at high speed may be a bit tricky without some additional digital logic. There are IC for this or use a simple programmable logic chip to make it work.