Forum: General Forum
12-27-2016, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,955
Re: Rivnut Tool
I have extensive experience with rivnuts from one of my former lives as an instrumentation installer. They work great with proper installation and care, but I have always been reluctant to introduce...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
11-02-2016, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,896
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Forum: Regional Competitions
04-05-2016, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,157
Re: Bus Parking for Lone Star
We're staying out off Kirby (we're pretty low budget), so I'm afraid the shuttle option is not viable. I do have other adults with me, but not licensed for the bus. I'm trying to recruit a driver...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
04-05-2016, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,157
Bus Parking for Lone Star
So the last word we have gotten is that there is no bus parking at the Lone Star venue. Any hints for us out-of-towners about what we should do? It's a real problem for us since I am both the head...
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Forum: CAD
02-18-2016, 08:37 PM
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Replies: 0
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Talon SRX Mag Encoder case cad file
We just broke our second Talon mag encoder case. I know what the sticker says inside the box but teenage boys don't have much touch with a screwdriver. Does anyone have a clean cad file of the case...
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Forum: General Forum
02-18-2016, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,062
Thanks Vex and AndyMark!
I placed our last build season order today (one more encoder and one more piece of ThunderHex) and this was the response
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h5bowmu72agbkxv/Capture.JPG?dl=0
14 minutes from...
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Forum: NI LabVIEW
02-14-2016, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 837
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Forum: NI LabVIEW
02-13-2016, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 837
programming for brownout avoidance
Our team is using a 6 cim drive for the first time and we are of course finding it quite easy to brown out when approaching full throttle from a stop and in turns in high gear.
I don't want to...
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Forum: General Forum
02-10-2016, 12:05 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,454
Re: Low bar or not
LOL, we were constantly arguing over which end is which. We finally came to the same kind of terminology compromise, although ours is "intake" and "shooter"
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Forum: Java
02-09-2016, 03:26 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 931
Re: 6 CIM Drive with CANTalon
Any hints/help for doing the same in LabView? I've tried slaving like in the CanTalonFollower LV example, but no joy.
I can do arcade with just two motors, but as soon as I try to slave another...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
02-07-2016, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 806
Quick release bumper attachment
I'm looking for advice regarding some way to incorporate robust quick release bumper mounts. In the past we've used wing nuts/thumb screws and we are looking for a better(quicker) way that works.
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Forum: NI LabVIEW
01-17-2016, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 1
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Keeping our C-RIO alive.
We are using a C-RIO in our T-Shirt/Demo robot and need to get LabView working again. The NI site tells us to reinstall the 2014 LV using the 2014 serial number. The problem is we don't have the...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
01-10-2016, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,592
Convertible robot?
Is is within the rules to remove/replace subassemblies from the robot between matches? Provided of course that the whole thing comes in under weight and both configurations are legal and pass...
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Forum: Programming
11-09-2015, 11:44 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,952
Re: Slides from my Arduino presentation
Another really nice simulator is AutoDesk's 123D Circuit. It's both a breadboarding/schematic app and an Arduino simulator. And it's free. You do have to register for an account. It's great...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
09-14-2015, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,482
Re: The Dow Red Stick Rumble - A Report
And another thing, I like the No Pick Captains rule, especially with this game were there is such a huge spread in robot capabilities. Without it you get results like we witnessed at Lone Star in...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
09-14-2015, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,482
Re: The Dow Red Stick Rumble - A Report
craigcd says it perfectly. Our team accomplished exactly what we set out to do, which was introduce new members to the joys of FRC and work on the composition of our new drive team after graduating....
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
01-14-2015, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 12,095
Re: Contested Containers
We are thinking that making two 3-stacks then placing a noodled bin on one and then placing that stack on the second one for 42 points is a viable strategy. We are working toward optimizing...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
01-14-2015, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 12,095
Re: Contested Containers
Our bot can already build a stack of 6 from the load station as fast as our human can feed them. We are definitely NOT an elite team, so I see stacking from the chutes as being a lot faster than...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
01-07-2015, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 5,851
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
01-07-2015, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,084
Re: recycle rush full strategy
We think auto is going to evolve into a race for the center recycle bins. Who needs 24 pts when you can get seven noodle/bin/tote stacks. 7X42 = ??? That alliance will scoff at your Auto points.
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Forum: FIRST Tech Challenge
08-01-2014, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,227
[FTC]: Matrix or Tetrix?
We are finally getting an FTC event going in our neck of the woods (Louisiana) and so our team is taking the plunge.
I see that we have 2 KOP vendor choices for FTC, Matrix and Tetrix. What are...
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Forum: NI LabVIEW
02-11-2014, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 453
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Forum: NI LabVIEW
02-11-2014, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 453
Enabling the compressor on boot
We are a sophomore team and this is our first experience with pneumatics. If I understand things correctly, it's common practice to pressure up the bot prior to starting the match. However, our...
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Forum: General Forum
02-09-2014, 11:14 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,072
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Forum: General Forum
02-09-2014, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,981
Re: Ending The Round Loaded
We've also incorporated locking pins in our mechanism with big red "REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT" streamers attached.
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