DashBoard Viewer

[Gal Longin]

I've searched through the First manual and I couldn't find much about the DashBoard Viewer. Are we allowed to use it during a competition with a laptop? can we use any laptop? who can operate that laptop , only the drivers or the coach too? on that laptop, can we do anything we want, i mean hypothetically , can I play a computer game during a competition, while i'm suppposed to operate the robot? can someone give some documentation on how to write my own DashBoard port data monitoring and analyzing program.

[Billfred]

Yes, you can use any laptop to view the dashboard viewer (either IFI's or someone else's). Just as long as it's on batteries.

You'll want to check with the FIRST Q&A on this, but if I ruled the world, the dashboard viewer would be part of the control system--and thus shouldn't be touched by the coach.

For all of the juicy details, try www.innovationfirst.com and look under the OI section.

[jgannon]

can someone give some documentation on how to write my own DashBoard port data monitoring and analyzing program.
There is a PDF that comes with Dashboard that explains the data packet protocol.