Okay, there has been a change in plans for out 2007 Robot
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The original plan called for using a parallel port for communication between robot and the driver. But for some reason, we designed the whole thing, before actually checking to see if the computer being used to control the robot really had a parallel port... It doesn't. So, the question is, would it be easy enough to redesign the system to use USB instead? I'm not sure EXACTLY what we need in total for inputs and outputs, as the first real meeting to discuss the whole thing with a teacher advisor isn't until tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon. When I get home, I will update the BalfourRobotics group to outline the details, instead of flooding groups with the full post. But if anybody can give me a rough estimate of how much more (or less as the case may be) work it would be to use USB, that would be fantastic! As you have probably guessed, I only just started programming hardware, although I have done software for a few years now.Thanks in advance Lindsay & Balfour Collegiate Senior Robotics Team