How can Arduinos be integrated with the current electronic/control system?

[asid61]

You can control common FRC motor controllers using the Servo library and the Servo.writeMicroseconds() method. Write 1000 for full reverse, 2000 for full forward, and 1500 for neutral on most controllers. I've controlled Talon SRXs this way before with good results.

[ajlapp]

Hey, my team is interested in building a custom electronic system during the post season. Have any of you utilized Arduinos to do this???

There are even full arduino based products and free libraries for using wifi to control robots with arduino.

We've been developing and selling these devices for several years. We sell complete robot controllers and also offer our communications library and driver stations for free to and Arduino user.

Learn more about RobotOpen here.

A custom swerve robot running Arduino based RobotOpen controls.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdAmpk0PQ3I

[NerdRage]

Our team has interfaced an Arduino Mega to the RoboRio, through what I believe was the rX/tX pins of the Arduino (not sure, I wasn't in charge of that). We made sure to power the Arduino not through the Rio, but instead through a voltage step-down converter through the power expander. You have to go this route if you want to go LED strips, otherwise I can't think of anything else that would supply the amperage.

[Tom Line]

Another option if you aren't locked into an Arduino is a CTRE Hero.

http://www.ctr-electronics.com/control-system/hro.html

[marccenter]

Tom,

Is there a link somewhere that discusses the pros/cons of the CTRE HERO development board vs the Aruduino family for those of us beginning down this embedded controller path?

I do have embedded controller experience but have been happy with the cRIO for FRC applicatons but would like to add vision processing to our FRC robot and the raspberry PI path seems to have some support.