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Honestly, I really like the use of these new speed controllers, along with the rest of the new control system. why?
- Requires no extra wiring of the fan, eliminating the risk that it will overheat due to bad crimps.
- If you notice, the mounting holes are symmetrical allowing them to be mounted back to back on either side of a surface, taking the space vertical instead of horizontal, something that the victors did not do.
- The built in limit switch control, as well as the promise for more possibilities in the future, such as CAM and integrated PID loops make this a simple solution for teams with low programming resources

That is just the new jaguar speed controller. The hardware of the new control and electronics system also provides a lot more benefits such as:

- The new breaker board unifies the breaker panels and distribution blocks into one board, with significantly better terminals than previous distribution blocks.
- One of the cRIO modules allows for high voltage digital I/O, in other words: replaces the need for a array of spikes to actuate pneumatic solenoids, in one simple module on the controller.
a separate "digital sidecar" plugged into a cRIO module serves as the lower voltage digital IO hub, centralizing all of your PWM cables away from the controller, allowing for the quick removal of the controller without worrying about rewiring. also, this hub can be placed closer to your speed controllers and other I/O as to limit the mess of PWM cables on the robot.
- All of the new electronics components are significantly more rugged, and designed for the life of a FIRST robot, not another application.

does not get you giddy about the benefits of the new system?
agreed!
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