Dashboard Port Decoder

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Originally Posted by whytheheckme

If I had a 2003 OI hooked to the 2003 FRC, could I still have data in from the 2006 dashboard port? Wouldn't the OI be taking the tether port which is where i would have data coming in?

You would have the data from the dashboard port coming into the "program" port. There are a number of reasons you can't hook the data from the dashboard port into the "tether" port.

Originally Posted by whytheheckme

Could I take the data from the dashboard port on the 2006 OI and send it to a digital input on the 2003 FRC?

No. If the pins were directly connected to the user processor, you could do this. They are not. They are connected to the master processor which this relays this info the the user processor. This happens far too slowly to be able to read the data stream. Also the signal coming out of the dashboard port is RS232. It uses -10v to signal a 1 and +10v to signal a 0. You would have to convert this to a TTL level signal (0/5v)

Why does the 2003 FRC require a OI if I am using the other data as an "OI"?

the 2003 OIs are incompatible with the new OIs. This would also not be competition legal. There are other complications too.

I am probably going to have to get an EDU-BOT PIC controller. If I got one, how would I interface the data from the dashboard port in C (there is no SERIN in C, at least not that I know of.)

I think this is your best option. Things in C are a bit more complicated. Ther learning curve is streep, but once you learn it you would never go back to basic. The people around these forums can help you out with the code.