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http://frcdirector.blogspot.com/2009...-and-ends.html

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Oh no! More transparency!

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Forgive the stupid question, what is a panel signal device?

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That's the amber blinky thing, indicating robot status, Rockwell Automation part number: 855PB-B12ME522.

Andy B.

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If FRC is in some way supposed to represent a sporting event, maybe that instant replay needs to be looked at more closely. Maybe the drive teams can have a red/blue flag they throw onto the field.:D

I realize it takes a lot of time and money to put multiple cameras around the field and edit film, but it would be a crowd pleaser to have highlights of the previous round shown on the big screen while robots are being taken off and on. I can dream can't I?

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Filling the pool ... heh. That attempt at baiting us into thinking it's a water game is really a subtle hint to the GDC that Bill thinks they should do a dunk tank during kickoff...

Einstein matches are replayed on the big screen right after they're played on the field ... well ... that's what the TBA archive leads me to believe. It probably would take an additional volunteer and some equipment to do it, so it'd have to be on a per-regional basis just like webcasting/archiving the matches already is. I think it's a great idea though and it would keep the crowd a little more engaged during the matches.

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Oh, the Suck Light! We've got one of those.

I would prefer a game that is decided upon alliance gameplay and not by the questionable rulings of human officials.
Furthermore, I think FIRST events move slowly enough (from the spectators' standpoint) without adding in instant replay and/or challenges. For a 2-minute game with 8-minute cycle time, that means only a quarter of the time robots are moving. Sure, that beats the heck out of baseball, but I think the more action there is on the field, the more exciting the event.

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Thanks.

Been discussed a couple times, search around. Summing it up, there was a lot of whining about "bad calls", a lot of criticizing refs, some name calling, and then the cost of the whole thing was brought up. This took roughly 50-100 posts. (It has been a while since I read the thread) Here it is, http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=40383 I would also like to say that if this becomes another discussion of officiating at FRC events it should be another thread and should be discussed calmly and rationally.

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I'm amused at the number of names this little blinking light has. We always called ours the idiot light, or just "the flashy yellow light."


I'm interested to see what aspect of kickoff will look different this year. I'm sure it's just going to be something different about the broadcast, since every site is different and having some kind of physical change would be really hard to accomodate, but you never know.

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I'm just glad that they're giving us another blinky light! You know that costs $98 (if I remember right) to replace?

I do wish that the new FRC web pages would let you know where in the tree you are when you view a page. For instance, how do I find the list of news and email blasts that Bill references besides checking CD? :)

Trying to Help

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Pat? Does FRCLinks support BB and maybe this news list page? Could it?

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My favorite is BFL, pronounced "biffle" for BIG FLASHY LIGHT.

The LED on the DSC is therefore the LFL, pronounced "liffle", for little flashy light.

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All right! We have new 'official' designations for the 2010 Game Manual for Robot parts. The FTA's will now perform "biffle checks" before each match begins.

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I always called it the indicator light or the $!#/>*ing light.

You mean like Lunacy? I think people underestimate how much of a step in the right direction the game was; all scoring was at the end of the game, basically no penalties... I wouldn't be surprised if FRC games keep moving in that direction. Such as this next one!

Kickoff looking different = field looking different. :D

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Or perhaps Dave just decided that he would like to sleep during the month of December for the first time in 7 years. :p

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He can't.

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He's going to have to pay to heat his house, though.

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I'm not so sure Dave sleeps. It's probably more like 'guru meditation'. :D

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A majority of FIRST games in the last 10 years have been scored at the end only.

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Haven't you figured out that FRC adapts soccer rules? Red/yellow cards, impeding, even soccer ref shirts. Soccer has no instant replay / video review.

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I can say with some level of confidence that it likely relates to the way segments of the broadcast happen. They have repeatedly run upwards of 30 minutes over the schedule, causing difficulty for remote kickoff locations. For example, in seattle the kits arrive on a truck for teams when the broadcast ends, and in 2009 it ran over and the truck had to leave the kits outside because the broadcast was still going.
Anyways, i have a feeling that more portions will be pre-recorded.
my 0.02

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Dave sleeps in December, his house is all nice and toasty from all the computers rendering the kickoff animation.

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Yeah, I bet Ireland wishes it did after what happened yesterday!

I'm not trying to blast refs or say anything negative about how things are run. I'm impressed with all of the planning that goes into an event. I was just making a reference to the NFL.:D