drawer / Electrical
VRMProvides clean, regulated low-current power (e.g., 5V/12V) for sensors, the radio, and other accessories.
where you actually meet VRM
The VRM is the small board nobody thinks about until the radio reboots mid-match. It converts the robot's sagging 12 volts into clean 5V and 12V rails for the radio, sensors, and cameras — and it has per-port current limits that teams quietly exceed by hanging LED strips off it. Give the radio its own dedicated pair and leave it alone.
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Electrical
REV's power distribution board that feeds and protects the robot's circuits; the successor to the CTRE PDP.
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The National Instruments controller that is the 'brain' of the robot, running team code and coordinating all devices.
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The required orange light that indicates robot state (solid = enabled, blinking = disabled).
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Controller Area Network — the wiring/protocol that lets motor controllers, sensors, and the roboRIO communicate on one daisy-chained bus.
read the entryVoltage Regulator Module is one of 70 entries in the catalogue. The guides are where these words get used in order, instead of one at a time.