Glossary

Blinkin

LED controller for REV

CAN

Controller Area Network: yellow and green cable used to communicate with motor controllers and sensors, can be run in a loop instead of each cable needing to connect to the MRC.

Limit Switch

Type of sensor that triggers when physically or magnetically hit. Can be used to trigger actions on a rising or falling edge

Magnetic Encoder

An encoder that uses a receiver and a magnet to measure position and motion

Main Breaker

Power switch for the robot

PDH

Power Distribution Hub

PWM

Pulse Width Modulation: three-wire cable used to communicate with motor controllers and sensors, needs to connect back to MRC

Repository

A storage location for software packages, often used in version control systems like Git. Repositories are just folders that contain files and subfolders, and they can be hosted on platforms like GitHub to facilitate collaboration and version tracking

Spark MAX

Motor controller for REV motors

SystemCore

Main Robot Controller (MRC), contains a CM5 chip and has CAN and USB inputs.

Throughbore Encoder

An encoder that allows shafts to pass through its center to record position