AndyMark alert! Interesting new stuff

[IndySam]

Interesting new stuff


Can we do the CAN CAN?

[ironbears]

Looks interesting to me. The thing that caught my attention was this picture:

http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/yhst-...lectronics.jpg

Is there any information released on this? I had a quick check on FIRST and could not find anything. This seems like a neat replacement of the driver station.

[Chris is me]

That's the 2010 beta test kit. It was on Bill's Blog a few weeks ago.

[JesseK]

And here I thought their inexpensive rivets were great...!

[Chris_Elston]

http://www.andymark.biz/rivets.html

Rivets? Did you do that for US? Awe...you're so nice AndyMark...At the rate we go we'll need 4 boxes of 500 to just get started.

[Jonathan Norris]

can we have CAN this year!?!?

[Peter Matteson]

Can't wait to use more of those wonderful hex bearings, they make things so easy.

[McGurky]

Does anyone have the weight difference in the ribbon cable vs. what is provided in the KOP? Otherwise some great new stuff.

[R.C.]

Originally Posted by McGurky

Does anyone have the weight difference in the ribbon cable vs. what is provided in the KOP? Otherwise some great new stuff.

The Cable in the KOP weighs about ~.5 lbs and the ribbon cable is way way lighter. Specs and others things I have no clue about.

-RC

[Tom Line]

Originally Posted by Jonathan Norris

can we have CAN this year!?!?

No one can say that the rules will positively allow it, however every indication we have been given (we being the beta teams) is that yes, can will likely be available to be used.

HOWEVER, and this is a BIG however, it will not be directly supported - it will be done through a series of plugins written by a person volunteering their personal time to get it in place. In addition, a new black jaguar may or may not be availble, as well as multiple firmware updates for the gray jaguars.

Using CAN this year will not be a trival pursuit - it will take some effort for the team who decides to use it.

That and more info on programming languages for this year can be found on the beta test forums on the official first 2010 website, linked here:

http://forums.usfirst.org/forumdisplay.php?f=23

Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the beta forums.

[Mike Copioli]

Originally Posted by Tom Line

Using CAN this year will not be a trivial pursuit - it will take some effort for the team who decides to use it..

I agree that CAN is not trivial but name one thing about the control system that is. I do believe that it will be much easier to implement than expected if devices like the 2CAN are deemed legal. The 2CAN was designed with both rookie and veteran teams in mind.

[Tom Line]

Originally Posted by Mike Copioli

I agree that CAN is not trivial but name one thing about the control system that is. I do believe that it will be much easier to implement than expected if devices like the 2CAN are deemed legal. The 2CAN was designed with both rookie and veteran teams in mind.

We may have to beg you to come over some time and show us how it works - we could probably hit you from over here at the Romeo Engine Plant

[IndySam]

might be the coolest thing ever.

[Eugene Fang]

Originally Posted by IndySam

might be the coolest thing ever.

Double Doozy -- I love the name.

[Akash Rastogi]

The double doozy just made my design so much simpler....holy crap.

AWESOME.