pic: '08 robot with '09 control system

[Alex Dinsmoor]

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[Ice Berg]

I see that you guys are using a few spikes. I was under the impression that with the new control system we would only need to use one spike for the compressor, and that solenoids were wired directly to the cRIO. If so, what are those other spikes for?

[ATannahill]

Is it just me or does it look photoshopped where the two DSC meet and running over to the PDB? I do not want this to seem like I am accusing you of anything.

[ATannahill]

Originally Posted by Ice Berg

I see that you guys are using a few spikes. I was under the impression that with the new control system we would only need to use one spike for the compressor, and that solenoids were wired directly to the cRIO. If so, what are those other spikes for?

That is how it is intended to be used. There are still relay outputs for spikes if you want them or you need to control more than eight solenoids. Just becauser FIRST wants us to use the pneumatic breakout doesn't mean we have to.

[Maxpower57]

I like the bundle of zip ties next to the power distribution panel.
what problem can't zip ties solve?

[Maxpower57]

Originally Posted by rtfgnow

Is it just me or does it look photoshopped where the two DSC meet and running over to the PDB? I do not want this to seem like I am accusing you of anything.

no, that looks like a camera blur to me,
the crossover cable forms to neatly into the right spot for it to be photoshopped

[Alex Dinsmoor]

Originally Posted by rtfgnow

Is it just me or does it look photoshopped where the two DSC meet and running over to the PDB? I do not want this to seem like I am accusing you of anything.

This is definitely not photoshopped, I took it as they were putting everything together And sorry for the bluryness, I had to compress it to make it under 2mb.

[joshsmithers]

Originally Posted by Maxpower57

what problem can't zip ties solve?

Umm, How bout chain tensioning? Oh, wait....

[SuperJake]

So assuming your '08 robot was still at a legal competition weight before switching out the control system - how much over does this control scheme push your weight?

The first thing I immediately noticed after seeing the new control system is that it is much heavier than the old set-up.

[Elgin Clock]

What was the weight before & after the conversion?

[Alex Dinsmoor]

Originally Posted by SuperJake

So assuming your '08 robot was still at a legal competition weight before switching out the control system - how much over does this control scheme push your weight?

The first thing I immediately noticed after seeing the new control system is that it is much heavier than the old set-up.

We didn't weigh everything, but the main "Brick" (in lack of a technical name) (the thing with the giant off white cables coming from it) weighed about 4 pounds. The rest of the components were plastic so they weren't extremely heavy. I'm guessing the total weight of everything new for the robot was around 8-10 pounds. I have no idea what the old electronics weighed, so I can't give you an exact new weight.

[Meredith Novak]

The new system weighs about 5 pounds more than the old.