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  • 2024 FRC Kickoff - Phoenix Software Release

    9th Jan 2024

    2024 FRC Kickoff - Phoenix Software Release

    It’s that time of year again! The CTRE Phoenix Software packages are now available for the 2024 season - links are available at the bottom of this post.The road to get here started in the early off-s…

    Published by CTR Electronics Team

  • A Message from WCP about the Kraken X60 Timeline

    18th Dec 2023

    A Message from WCP about the Kraken X60 Timeline

    Hello All,It’s always tough to provide an update like this, so I’m just going to jump to the TLDR:We’ve been leaning pretty hard on our motor factory regarding quality, and they responded by slowing d…

    Published by WCP

  • Product Quality Notice - Battery Cable

    4th Dec 2023

    Product Quality Notice - Battery Cable

    Date of Publish: Dec. 4th, 2023 Affected Product: Battery Cable (SKU: 16-666766)Affected Time Period: 2023 Q1 - PresentSymptom: Battery Cable lead pulls out of Anderson terminal crimp. As part…

    Published by CTR Electronics Team

  • 2024 Phoenix 6 Alpha

    19th Sep 2023

    2024 Phoenix 6 Alpha

    Hello Everyone!We're happy to announce the start of Open Alpha Testing for the 2024 version of Phoenix 6!We've been busy working with a select group of closed alpha members on testing and adding a ple…

    Published by CTR Electronics Team

  • Phoenix Pro Licensing: Announcing Season Pass

    2nd Aug 2023

    Phoenix Pro Licensing: Announcing Season Pass

    EDIT 8/8/23: Updated to reflect that previous 2023 off-season CANivore license purchases will be eligible for a free 2024 Season Pass.  Also updated to reflect beta license availability during th…

    Published by CTR Electronics Team

  • Pigeon 2.0 Hardware Update

    19th Jul 2023

    Pigeon 2.0 Hardware Update

    With ongoing global parts shortages, we've made some changes to Pigeon 2.0 IMU to keep delivering our best-in-class IMU sensor.Pigeon 2.0 StockPigeon 2.0s are now back in stock!https://store.ctr-elect…

    Published by CTR Electronics Team

  • Phoenix Pro to Phoenix 6: Looking Back, and Looking Ahead

    19th May 2023

    Phoenix Pro to Phoenix 6: Looking Back, and Looking Ahead

    Software is an integral part of what we do here at CTR Electronics. Our goal is to always be pushing forward the software capabilities of the FRC community while making them more accessible to all te…

    Published by CTR Electronics Team

  • Pigeon2 2023 Errata

    9th Feb 2023

    Pigeon2 2023 Errata

    A functional limitation was discovered with the most recently manufactured batch of Pigeon 2s.  When used on a CANivore (CAN FD) bus, the Pigeon 2 may not transmit CAN FD frames correctly. …

    Published by CTR Electronics Team

  • An Update on Falcon 500 Sales

    31st Jan 2023

    An Update on Falcon 500 Sales

    Yesterday we put the Falcon units we had received from VEX up for sale on our storefront. While we were expecting to sell out quickly, it would be an understatement to say the response was shocking -…

    Published by CTR Electronics Team

  • 2023 Week 1 Phoenix Software Update

    13th Jan 2023

    2023 Week 1 Phoenix Software Update

    With the build season a week in, we wanted to provide an update with some bugfixes and updates to the Phoenix software packages. Phoenix Pro v23.0.2 The latest version of Phoenix Pro provides s…

    Published by CTR Electronics Team

  • 2023 FRC Kickoff - Phoenix Release - CANcoder Product Notice

    6th Jan 2023

    2023 FRC Kickoff - Phoenix Release - CANcoder Product Notice

    As we start another FRC season, here are some updates for teams.2023 FRC KickoffLatest 2023 Phoenix software was posted earlier today.  This includesPhoenix Tuner v1Phoenix 5Phoenix Pro (new…

    Published by CTR Electronics Team

  • Product Notice: CANcoder Housing Tab

    3rd Nov 2022

    Product Notice: CANcoder Housing Tab

    An issue has been discovered with the latest batch of CANcoders - a small number of units have a bottom housing half that has a tab which is too long.  If you have received a unit with this issue…

    Published by Jacob Caporuscio