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Summary

Updates documentation to reflect device changes announced in the 2026 Robot Rules Preview. Removes references to devices that are no longer legal and adds documentation for newly approved devices.

Removed Devices

  • Nidec Dynamo BLDC Motor Controller
  • DMC-60/DMC-60C Motor Controllers
  • Jaguar Motor Controller
  • SD540B and SD540C Motor Controllers
  • Victor 884 and Victor 888 Motor Controllers

Added Devices

  • AndyMark Power Distribution Board (AMPD)

Changes Made

control-system-hardware.rst

  • Removed sections for all discontinued motor controllers
  • Added section for AndyMark Power Distribution Board with description and specifications
  • Updated TalonFX description to include Kraken X44 support
  • Updated image credits to remove references to discontinued devices

hardware-apis/index.rst

  • Removed discontinued motor controllers from FRC Legal Motor Controllers list
  • Updated year from 2025 to 2026
  • Updated TalonFX description to include Kraken X44

status-lights-ref.rst

  • Removed Victor 888 Motor Controller status lights section
  • Removed Jaguar Motor Controller status lights section
  • Removed SD540B and SD540C status lights sections
  • Renamed DMC-60 section to DMC-60C (the only DMC variant mentioned in removal list)

displaying-LiveWindow-values.rst

  • Updated all code examples (Java, C++, Python) to use Spark and VictorSP instead of discontinued Jaguar and Victor motor controllers

tank-drive-tutorial.rst

  • Updated motor controller examples in step 8 to reference legal controllers only

Impact

  • Reduces documentation from 183 lines
  • Adds 29 new lines
  • Ensures documentation reflects current FRC legal device list for 2026 season

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@jasondaming jasondaming force-pushed the remove-discontinued-devices-2026 branch 8 times, most recently from 8ab477e to dfcc0f1 Compare October 25, 2025 21:00
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This should wait to be merged until after latest and stable are separated

@jasondaming jasondaming force-pushed the remove-discontinued-devices-2026 branch from dfcc0f1 to 0221732 Compare October 26, 2025 01:45
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All comments addressed:

  1. ✅ Updated AMPD link to SKU-based URL: https://andymark.com/am-5754
  2. ✅ Added CTRE Power Distribution Panel Breakers to image credits
  3. ✅ Restored Redux Robotics section with warning banner about company shutdown and 2026 software support

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## Redux Robotics

Redux Robotics currently offers the HELIUM Canandmag :term:`CAN` + :term:`PWM` magnetic encoder and the BORON Canandgyro :term:`CAN`-enabled gyro.
.. warning:: Redux Robotics is shutting down. While their devices remain legal for FRC use and software support will be provided for the 2026 season, no new hardware will be available.
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Thinking about it more, I think this makes sense to move into a new PR that is merged now, while everything else waits for the split.

## Summary
Updates documentation to reflect device changes announced in the 2026 Robot Rules Preview. Removes references to devices that are no longer legal and adds documentation for newly approved devices.

## Removed Devices
- Nidec Dynamo BLDC Motor Controller
- DMC-60/DMC-60C Motor Controllers
- Jaguar Motor Controller
- SD540B and SD540C Motor Controllers
- Victor 884 and Victor 888 Motor Controllers

## Added Devices
- AndyMark Power Distribution Board (AMPD)

## Modified Files
### control-system-hardware.rst
- Removed sections for discontinued motor controllers
- Added section for AndyMark Power Distribution Board
- Updated TalonFX description to include Kraken X44
- Updated image credits to remove discontinued devices

### hardware-apis/index.rst
- Removed discontinued motor controllers from FRC Legal Motor Controllers list
- Updated year from 2025 to 2026
- Updated TalonFX description to include Kraken X44

### status-lights-ref.rst
- Removed Victor 888 Motor Controller status lights section
- Removed Jaguar Motor Controller status lights section
- Removed SD540B and SD540C status lights sections
- Renamed DMC-60 section to DMC-60C

### displaying-LiveWindow-values.rst
- Updated code examples to use Spark and VictorSP instead of discontinued Jaguar and Victor

### tank-drive-tutorial.rst
- Updated motor controller examples to reference legal controllers

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Redux Robotics section has been separated out into a new PR: #3154

This PR now only contains the device removals (discontinued motor controllers) and additions (AMPD, CTRE breakers).

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