Re: Out with the match list printouts, in with...
 

I'm keeping a list here of the events at which Sundial will be availible. So far, besides at the events we will be at (UTC, Toronto, and whatever division we are in for the championship), Team 1418 has generously offered to host the service at the NASA/VCU Regional.

The software and instructions will be online this weekend, once I write some documentation and once a few bugs in the installation software are fixed.

Re: Out with the match list printouts, in with...
 

Ok, the Sundial software has been all packaged up into one easy msi install for Windows, or a much smaller zip for Linux if you already have a web server set up.

You can download either version on this page.
Installation and operation instructions can be found here, and should be read before proceeding.

Please let me know if you find any bugs, either by e-mail or by PM.
Don't forget to let me know if your team wants to host Sundial at an event, and I'll add your team to the list I'm keeping here.

Re: Out with the match list printouts, in with...
 

Just looked at it, looks nice. Few minor things you may want to consider.

On the top of every page you have
It would probably be easier for any other person running this software if they had to change this info once, instead of in every file. It's a pretty simple fix for this, put
Into a file, called say "config.php", then have every page that needs sql access do require("./config.php");

I like it, its nicer then the match sheets.

Edit: Where are you going to be running the server at the competitions? Pits or viewing area? Not sure if one WAP will cover both, at nationals it wouldn't

Re: Out with the match list printouts, in with...
 

I wasn't really counting on anybody having to view the code, let alone edit it. I figure the only reason someone would have to change that line was if their MySQL server was on another computer, which is pretty unlikely in such a mobile situation as a robotics competition. I'll probably change this anyway in the next version, though, thanks for the tip.

We're going to be running our server in our pit, because the main intention of Sundial is to provide this information to the people in the pit. If we want to extend the coverage to the stands, or if we're having range problems, we'll just set up another two access points in a repeater configuration.

Re: Out with the match list printouts, in with...
 

No promises, but if I end up having the time/will to do it I could probably run it at San Jose and Sacramento, along with possibly acting as a repeater at Nationals.