Power Driver Station with Serial

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30-04-2009, 14:20

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Re: Power Driver Station with Serial

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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

What serial?

The DS power at a competition field was provided through the competition connector, That's where the dongle with the enable switch goes when not at an official field.

The competition port was a D-sub connector though, wasn't it? I'm not trying to be sarcastic, I'm really trying to find out.

But anyways, I can almost remember seeing some FIRST documentation on it. I'll try to dig it up and post it for you.

Edit: Closest thing I could find was this. I really wouldn't recommend trying to make your own connector. The DS is already pretty janky as is.

Edit 2: I fixed the link.

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