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Hi I have connected my camera directly to the router and before I would get decent video but I started to add a bunch of senors to my dashboard and now I get really laggy video. How could I fix this.

Re: Laggy camera

If the problem began after you added sensors (sensor readouts?) to the dashboard, you could try removing some readouts to speed up the dashboard and reduce video lag. A faster computer might be able to handle more sensor readouts without increasing video latency.

Re: Laggy camera

Aren't we only allowed to use the classmate for the comp. And well I can remove any senors since they are vital for our aiming and balancing.

Re: Laggy camera

You are permitted to use any laptop.

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The Driver Station software provided on the Kit of Parts website is the only tool permitted to specify and communicate the operating mode (i.e. Autonomous/Teleop) and operating state (enable/disable) to the Robot. The Driver Station software must be revision 11.30.11.00 or newer.

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Teams are permitted to use a portable computing device of their choice (laptop computer, PDAs, etc.) to host the Driver Station software while participating in competition Matches.

Please note that 19V DC, 2 amp power will be provided at the Player Station for Classmates provided in the KOPs via Classmate power adapters. The manufacturer has confimed that the power supply provided at the Player Station is compatible with both E09 and E11 Classmate versions. No 120 V AC port will be available.

The FMS will verify that the Driver Station software is correct before it will permit a Robot to operate on the Court.

Re: Laggy camera

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Originally Posted by Luiz12 (Post 1137098)

Hi I have connected my camera directly to the router and before I would get decent video but I started to add a bunch of senors to my dashboard and now I get really laggy video. How could I fix this.

Are the sensors and whatever is refresing the video feed in a loop together? If this is the case (Pure speculation, I havent looked at an FRC robot all year much less Dashboard code) then you are probably waiting for other operations to finish that take longer than refreshing the camera feed. Put them in seperate loops and they will work in (psuedo)parrallel.