Purchase second system - Drivers station and Power Supply

[Mark McLeod]

Here's a link to the order page:
http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/206678

Don't buy what's on the page though! That's the price for FRC cRIO systems beyond the one discount per team.
Call NI at the phone number to the right of the page for the team discount on your first order.

Some of the cRIO modules might change for the new season, however, so if you can hold your order for kickoff that might be best.

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

Here's a link to the order page:
http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/206678

Don't buy what's on the page though! That's the price for FRC cRIO systems beyond the one discount per team.
Call NI at the phone number to the right of the page for the team discount on your first order.

Some of the cRIO modules might change for the new season, however, so if you can hold your order for kickoff that might be best.

Mark, which modules do you think it would be safe to purchase before the season? We're purchasing a new system or two as well. Or should we totally hold off on it until more information about next season is released?

[Mark McLeod]

There's always the chance that NI/FIRST will changeover to a cRIO with fewer slots, or a different mix of modules (e.g., a CAN module). I don't think it's a major risk. Anything they change would have to be backward compatible to the 2009 system, since that's what most teams will be running with for the next few years.

I don't think you'd really go wrong in purchasing what's being offered right now, but any new modules added in the 2010 KOP would be an additional cost if you don't wait until it's released, so it'd cost you more -- at a guess, maybe $200, to buy just that module later on.

The $750 covers the cRIO and all the modules that came with the 2009 control system. You don't order the pieces separately.

[McGurky]

I don't think that there is much of a chance of them switching out the crio. It has already been stated on bills blog that we will be required to reuse all other control system components. To me this is saying that they will not be switching anything out. this is for this year not other years, so who knows for the 2011 season

[Mark McLeod]

Based on Bill's Blog today on the parts veteran's vs rookies get (and reading between the lines) I'd also delay purchasing:

• Analog Bumper
• Digital Sidecar
• Power Distribution Panel
• Wireless bridge

because they might have been changed for 2010.