New CRIO in the KOP next year?

[Imadapocalypse]

i hope a new cRio will be in the new KOP
we drilled holes into the one we had in order to make weight
unfortunately that was illegal and we had to borrow at both regionals and Championships

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Imadapocalypse

i hope a new cRio will be in the new KOP
we drilled holes into the one we had in order to make weight
unfortunately that was illegal and we had to borrow at both regionals and Championships

I guess you found out the hard way that you should read the whole manual, not just the "important parts". Lesson learned, I hope...

If there isn't a cRIO in the KOP, you'll have to buy one at the discounted price.

[mcf747]

Thinking ahead, we designed our entire electrical system to be 100% removable. The only thing I would have to do (electrical captain) in make 2 new muti-connectors one for power and one for data and then plug into new robot.

Also very cool feature....from working robot to electrical board in my hands and showing to a judge is around 30 seconds with a helper. We did time trials for fun and my number 2 and myself did it in 18.7 seconds. It was a fun night.

mcf747
Mortorq 1515

[MrForbes]

One interesting thing I've noticed about the electronics...if you take the time and make the effort to design your electronics layout, mounting, and connections so it's easy to service, then you probably won't have to fix anything! I think it's a corollary to one of Murphy's laws.

We came up with a nice layout, very easy access, etc and never had to fix anything.