Does the RoboRio have mounting holes?

[crake]

The holes on the back are designed to securely hold roboRIO, so feel free to use it. As others have already pointed out, the cable tie slots are there as an alternative and we see plenty of teams using heavy duty velcro or adhesive tape. Though the tape can make a mess if you need to remove roboRIO as the adhesive can be very strong.

[messer5740]

Heavy duty Velcro works wonders when mounting the Rio. It is much easier to attach and remove, and I would suggest using screw mounts only when you mount the Rio on a vertical plane plain such as in Recycle Rush elevator bots without very much chassis space to have a Rio.

[frcguy]

Originally Posted by messer5740

Heavy duty Velcro works wonders when mounting the Rio. It is much easier to attach and remove, and I would suggest using screw mounts only when you mount the Rio on a vertical plane plain such as in Recycle Rush elevator bots without very much chassis space to have a Rio.

Instead of Velcro, I recommend 3M Dual-Lock. It's a really strong plastic Velcro-like fastener, and it comes in the KOP.

[messer5740]

Originally Posted by frcguy

Instead of Velcro, I recommend 3M Dual-Lock. It's a really strong plastic Velcro-like fastener, and it comes in the KOP.

Oh well that's exactly what we use we just call it Velcro where I'm from

[Richard Wallace]

You might try these screws. Pretty cool looking and easy. But, that price ....

For most situations I would just go with zip ties, as shown on pages 25-29 of the doc that ollien linked earlier: http://www.ni.com/pdf/manuals/374474a.pdf

[JCharlton]

Originally Posted by messer5740

Oh well that's exactly what we use we just call it Velcro where I'm from

Dual-lock is quite different (and better IMHO) than Velcro. The key advantage is that there is only one "type" so you can't stick the wrong stuff on one side. You also don't run out of one type and have loads of the other.

Also it "clicks" together, rather than mooshes like Velcro. It's great for electrical, i use it on just about everything electrical that has a flat bottom, including the RoboRio. McMaster #94935K43 is what we usually get.

[AllenGregoryIV]

We used the screws this year and had several of the inserts come out of the plastic moldings. We had holes made in the belly pan for zip ties as well and just reverted to those after we started having issues.

[Alan Anderson]

The threaded holes are perfect for mounting the RoboRIO to a custom plate with attached strain relief.

[MrForbes]

a little bit of googling, with a small detour, brings us a picture of the bottom of the roborio.

http://www.team358.org/files/program...stem2015-2019/

scroll down a little ways

[crake]

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

We used the screws this year and had several of the inserts come out of the plastic moldings. We had holes made in the belly pan for zip ties as well and just reverted to those after we started having issues.

We're not seen that in our testing, nor have I seen any RMAs as a result of this, but the screws do use inserts, and given enough force will pop out so I believe you!

With roboRIO you have a variety of mounting options, so use the one that best suits your installation.

Meanwhile I'll keep an eye out for popped inserts - thanks for the report!

[AllenGregoryIV]

Originally Posted by crake

We're not seen that in our testing, nor have I seen any RMAs as a result of this, but the screws do use inserts, and given enough force will pop out so I believe you!

With roboRIO you have a variety of mounting options, so use the one that best suits your installation.

Meanwhile I'll keep an eye out for popped inserts - thanks for the report!

We are pretty skilled at breaking things in interesting ways. Next time we pull it off the robot we'll take photos of the missing thread inserts and how we were mounting it.

[crake]

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

We are pretty skilled at breaking things in interesting ways. Next time we pull it off the robot we'll take photos of the missing thread inserts and how we were mounting it.

Thanks! I'd love to see it!

[FrankJ]

One failure mode with the screws might be over-tightening them initially and pulling the insert out.

[AllenGregoryIV]

Originally Posted by FrankJ

One failure mode with the screws might be over-tightening them initially and pulling the insert out.

That seems like a likely cause.

[kylemikableh]

Originally Posted by messer5740

Oh well that's exactly what we use we just call it Velcro where I'm from

I suggest using both the Velcro and zip ties, its always good to have a back up incase one breaks.