Can the electrical components be stacked (like horizontally layered) in your robot?
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R613 requires your PDP/PDH to be inspectable, and I’d imagine you want to be able to easily access your roboRIO to troubleshoot sensors, etc. I suppose you can stack components as long as the PD board is on top, but the less space there is above an electrical component, the harder it will usually be to wire and debug when problems arise.
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It’s handy to be able to see any status LEDs on your electrical components.
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And, some of those components will give off some heat, so having some space around/above them is always a good thing. Some teams have made 3D printed “levels” to mount their components that are hinged for inspection/servicing that are pretty slick.
The last thing you want to have to do is tear apart your electrical because of a failure or troubleshooting between matches. It can take a lot of time sometimes to find a culprit, so the better you can plan the layout for accessibility will potentially save you a lot of heartache later.
The principles the previous posts are trying to convey are you should design and build so it is easy to build, modify and service/repair. Otherwise, it is likely to cause you a lot of frustration later, often at the worst time possible.
Do you have some vertical surfaces that the electrical and pneumatic components can be mounted on? It is ok if they are on more than one vertical surface and the connections “wrap around a corner”.
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