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BrandonGlatz 15-02-2012 23:55

Re: My Masterpiece...
 
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Originally Posted by fovea1959 (Post 1126496)
and what is the case?

I posted a link to it but it got removed by a mod... pm me if you didn't see it.

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Originally Posted by linuxboy (Post 1126519)
Wow. I was hoping to do something like that this year, but I didn't plan ahead well enough. Anyway, congrats!! Did you do this singlehandedly?

- Oliver

Yep, I am the only one (unfortunately) on our team that knows the electrical.... and I'm a senior... I am making LOTS of documentation >_<
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Originally Posted by giantmidget31 (Post 1126592)
Where's the RSL? I can't find it.

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Originally Posted by Doc543 (Post 1126613)
our team tried to do that in 2008, but we made the box out of clear plastic, that wasn't built very well, and we used serial and VGA cables for our switch inputs, and they didn't use heat shrink on the connectors... I used to refer to it as "short circuit city", until I completely rewired it

We used to make them out of 1/4" polycarbonate... Weight a ton and offered 0 protection.

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Originally Posted by DominickC (Post 1127693)
Congratulations on such a lofty accomplishment! Great utilization of space and resources available. You've sparked my interest in such a system for our team, I plan to begin designing something of a similar nature during the post-season.

Thank you and best of luck!

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Originally Posted by Steven Sigley (Post 1127761)
I'm proud of you good sir, i had the same plan myself years ago on my team, but got distracted by other projects like a chairbot. I tip my cap to you. :D

We had/have an xbot chassis with a chair duct taped to it... good times...
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Originally Posted by Nemo (Post 1127784)
This would make an interesting carry on luggage item.

Especially with our test program that clicks the 4 relays every .5 seconds. Tick... tick... tick...

BrandonGlatz 15-02-2012 23:56

Re: My Masterpiece...
 
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Originally Posted by dellagd (Post 1126582)
Wow. This if my first of five years I will be in FRC (I know, so lucky, right? My team accepts 8th graders). I will be sure to try to do something like this, as it is just pure awesomeness from a controls team standpoint.

Might want to mount one of these on it. It is basically the smallest windows compatible device you can buy that doesn't cost a ton:

http://www.amazon.com/Clarion-MiND-B.../dp/B001LMB6M2

What dellagd? It runs linux not windows! Well, google it running xp and you can actually get it on there! So awesome...

If only there was room, but I would hate for that to get broken :P

BrandonGlatz 15-02-2012 23:57

Re: My Masterpiece...
 
Incase anyone was wondering, we did some tests on the signal strength with having the bridge in the box. Here is the bizzare thing: The signal strength is actually better with the box closed than open....

neshera 16-02-2012 12:05

Re: My Masterpiece...
 
Brandon:
What regionals will you be at this year?
I want to see this, and show it to our students.
This strikes me as the kind of design that makes some companies/products great (think Apple).

BrandonGlatz 16-02-2012 12:25

Re: My Masterpiece...
 
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Originally Posted by neshera (Post 1128056)
Brandon:
What regionals will you be at this year?
I want to see this, and show it to our students.
This strikes me as the kind of design that makes some companies/products great (think Apple).

We will be in spokane, possibly st louis if we win the regional.

DjScribbles 16-02-2012 12:26

Re: My Masterpiece...
 
Just. Awesome.

Where can I buy one ;)

Hjelstrom 16-02-2012 19:09

Re: My Masterpiece...
 
Wow that is really organized. One possible problem comes to mind though, it might get hot in there! I'd want to do a simulated match and see if anything overheats due to the reduced airflow to the motor controllers.

BrandonGlatz 16-02-2012 22:51

Re: My Masterpiece...
 
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Originally Posted by Hjelstrom (Post 1128351)
Wow that is really organized. One possible problem comes to mind though, it might get hot in there! I'd want to do a simulated match and see if anything overheats due to the reduced airflow to the motor controllers.

As I have stated a couple times now, the temperature is not a problem as there is a 90mm fan in front that keeps everything colder than it would be in the open.

kmccorm2000 17-02-2012 13:45

Re: My Masterpiece...
 
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Originally Posted by Nemo (Post 1127784)
This would make an interesting carry on luggage item.

Good luck explaining that to the TSA at the security check point! :ahh:


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