Power Converter

[EricVanWyk]

Originally Posted by kamocat

Interesting. I didn't realize the Robot Radio was the only one that dealt with low battery voltage.
Sometimes I think it'd be nice to have separate batteries for the control system and the actuators, but then I remember how much I disliked that on the 2008 control system. Oh well.

I might put an O-scope on it just for fun. Do you think the D-link Robot Radio is sensitive to noisy power supplies?

The cRIO and the radio are designed to operate down into the 3V range. The rest of the system is designed to shut down at 5.5V. If it is going below 7-8V, you really need to recharge the batteries.

The D-link i used to being powered by a cruddy wall-wart, so I don't think it'll mind. It actually has its own switching regulator on the input, so there are 3 in series