second controller cost

[Nate Smith]

VERY interesting idea(the wheels in my head are turning already), but at least for the time being, we have no way to program the OI, so we would have no real way to tell it which commands to send to which cRIO...unless, of course, we're talking about synchronized robotics

[fimmel]

What about, since its all just a network, instead of having an OI u could run a certain VI on a laptop and just use the laptops USB ports as if it was an OI.

After all its all software now (over simplified i know)

Thoughts?

...Forest

[mcf747]

As far as a new OI.....it would be nice but agreed, it is not essential as the other three more "disposable" one use components. I would like a new OI just because we usually but our OI together into a 1 piece drivers station and usually it includes a lot of custom circuitry. Hopeful not as much now that we have USB but time will only tell.

Matthew Forman
MorTourq 1515