WCP 2016 Product Release + MCC

[R.C.]

We are excited to release some of the items we've been working on the past year or so.

• WCP Spartan Sensor Board with gyro & without gyro - MXP Breakout for the roborio that has a dedicated power supply for sensors (Can do down to 3.3V) & Gyro option (Drift is between .25 & 2 degrees a match). This beta version of this board was tested in 2015 by FRC Teams 254/971/973/1323/1678. Full details are on the product page, more info soon to follow along with code.
• Pneumatic Tires & Hubs - Who doesn't love pneumatic wheels?
• 3/8" Hex to 1/2" Hex Adapter - Adapter for turning products that are only available in 1/2" hex into 3/8" hex.
• GT2 Belts 3mm pitch - Comptabible with our existing 3mm pulleys and great for shooting, intake and various other applications with low to moderate load.
• Endmills: 1 flute for Aluminum - With the growing popularity of CNC routers for teams, we figured we'd help out with some affordable endmills.

We will be adding CAD files, specs, pictures sometime tonight and tomorrow. Inventory will also be updated by this weekend. Most if not all items will ship by the end of Week 1.

P.S. For 2016, we'll be building a Minimum Competitive Robot that will showcase 2-3 subsystems. Full CAD/BOM and details will be published online Friday 1/15. Tune in for more details.

[thatprogrammer]

That gyro sensor is... AWESOME.
I just want to get confirmation, does the line: "Dedicated Power Supply - Can go down to 3.3V!" mean that we won't suffer from sensor brown out at 6v?

[marshall]

The spartan board is really cool. Can you share how that design came to be and what software you did the PCB layout in?

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Originally Posted by thatprogrammer

That gyro sensor is... AWESOME.
I just want to get confirmation, does the line: "Dedicated Power Supply - Can go down to 3.3V!" mean that we won't suffer from sensor brown out at 6v?

The 5V line powering your DIO gets boosted to 5V. This is particularly helpful for not losing counts from relative sensors (optical encoders / hall effect / etc) in low power conditions. This will not, however, prevent your motor controllers from browning. It just makes sure you can always measure your system.

[mman1506]

Any pictures of the pneumatic wheel hubs?

I'm also really glad to see 971's mxp available I nearly considered designing my own after seeing theirs. What model of gyro are you using?

[Michael Corsetto]

Thanks RC for another fantastic product release!

I can say with 100% confidence that Team 1678 will be rocking the new WCP Spartan Sensor Board in 2016. We loved using the 971 Beta Board last year and can't wait for the newest revision of this fantastic unit. I highly recommend every team purchase one (we'll be buying three!), well worth the money! Side note, thanks RC for working with 971 to bring their creation to the broader FRC market (and giving 971 credit in the process )

Also, those 3mm belts look hot!

Can't wait to rock more WCP in 2016!

-Mike

[thatprogrammer]

Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri

The 5V line powering your DIO gets boosted to 5V. This is particularly helpful for not losing counts from relative sensors (optical encoders / hall effect / etc) in low power conditions. This will not, however, prevent your motor controllers from browning. It just makes sure you can always measure your system.

Thanks for confirming. Teams should still be working to avoid brownouts in order to protect against brownouts in their drive systems, but this is a good safety net for operations like full court shooters.

[Thad House]

What chip is the Gryo? Is it an ADRXS450 (or 453)? If it is that will help alot as it will be compatible with the WPILib and I'm pretty sure LabVIEW has built in support for that chip as well.

[Sohaib]

Will these be sold through VEX as well?

[rsisk]

Is the Spartan sensor board going to be an approved board for use on an FRC robot? Or will there be problems with the PWM pass thru connectors being part of an active board?

[Knufire]

Does the inner tube come with the tire or hub?

[Jared Russell]

Originally Posted by rsisk

Is the Spartan sensor board going to be an approved board for use on an FRC robot? Or will there be problems with the PWM pass thru connectors being part of an active board?

In 14 hours you will know the answer

[Jared Russell]

Originally Posted by Thad House

What chip is the Gryo? Is it an ADRXS450 (or 453)? If it is that will help alot as it will be compatible with the WPILib and I'm pretty sure LabVIEW has built in support for that chip as well.

ADXRS453

[sanddrag]

I like all of these things. I wish you had the tires about a month ago, before I spent over $100 on similar tires from McMaster, but that's okay, I'm sure we'll need more at some point in the future. I'm very curious to see a picture of the other tread pattern, and the hubs.

Also, is there any possibility of inch size single-flute router bits?

[Chak]

What's the bore size on those GT2 pulleys? I hope and expect 1/2'' hex, but I can't find that information on the website (yet).