CAN to PWM converter?

[FrankJ]

Current FRC rules would prohibit that anyway. R68 in 2016 rules. The usual caveat about future rules, but I don't see this changing. The device would be more than a simple convertor. It would have to read & respond to Canbus commands and the make a PWM output. Would still would not get the advantages of the additional modes in the native Canbus motor controler By the time you made that, you would have covered the gap to the Talon.

If you just want Canbus, a cheaper solution might be to find used Jaguars. They have a somewhat undeserved bad reputation.