Forum: General Forum
30-11-2016, 16:12
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Replies: 5
Views: 597
Re: Battery tab .stl file
Most modern filament should be able to bridge that gap just fine. Otherwise, support material can handle it.
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Forum: General Forum
17-10-2016, 12:00
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Replies: 52
Views: 4,643
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Forum: General Forum
17-10-2016, 10:56
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Replies: 52
Views: 4,643
Re: Worst you've seen to the Defenses?
Our driver on 3005 got a trophy from TRR this summer when he broke off the polycarb divider on the batter ramps. That seems pretty common though.
The worst I personally witnessed was as game...
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Forum: General Forum
22-09-2016, 09:20
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,965
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Forum: Control System
18-08-2016, 08:38
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Replies: 3
Views: 377
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Forum: Programming
15-08-2016, 09:28
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Replies: 4
Views: 589
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Forum: Programming
13-08-2016, 16:03
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Replies: 4
Views: 589
Re: Need better accuracy with TI Launchpad?
You probably just need to calibrate it. From your start menu, search for and open "game controller" and you should see something along the lines of Game Controllers (win7) or Setup USB game...
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Forum: Electrical
16-07-2016, 07:27
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,239
Re: What sensors do your teams use
Dave,
What you're referring to is a simple IR beam break sensor (example: https://www.adafruit.com/product/2168). One of the modules is just an IR LED, and the other is a receiver that tells you if...
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Forum: Electrical
16-07-2016, 01:29
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,239
Re: What sensors do your teams use
I gotta give a shout out to the humble potentiometer. We picked up a handful last year, and they proved super usefull this year too. They wire directly to an analog in Port, and can essentially give...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
16-07-2016, 01:18
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,659
Re: Driver Station Laptop
We actually bought the same Acer laptop that comes in the KoP now back in 2015. It was cheep enough that we don't really have to care about it, has no moving parts, and still has an Ethernet port...
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Forum: Programming
13-05-2016, 14:27
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,148
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Forum: Electrical
22-04-2016, 11:08
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,136
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Forum: Technical Discussion
19-04-2016, 10:29
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Replies: 43
Views: 5,229
Re: Best multi-tool for robot/field use
I've been carrying a Leatherman Skeletool CX for the last eight years, and haven't even considered anything else. The only time I use a multitool over the correct tool for the job is when something...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
16-03-2016, 09:51
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,615
Re: Check your Anderson battery connectors
This is a problem I first saw at TRR last August. It turns out that the issue was a broken connection at the battery terminal that was covered and being hidden by heat shrink. The #6 wires provided...
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Forum: Electrical
22-02-2016, 14:36
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Replies: 4
Views: 693
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Forum: General Forum
22-02-2016, 13:56
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,784
Re: Joystick Recommendation
The rubber sleeve on the Attack 3 is not to provide resistance, just to keep junk out of the internals. There is still a spring centering system in there. I do agree that the Attack 3 is the better...
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Forum: Control System
12-02-2016, 09:08
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Replies: 6
Views: 630
Re: Talon SRX CAN Connectors
This is how we did it last year: https://goo.gl/photos/53V8LWUjHWoYXNjz6
Male and female PWM connectors with a zip tie to secure it. It's not gendered, but the colors are a pretty easy match. This...
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Forum: Control System
11-02-2016, 11:23
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Replies: 1
Views: 272
Re: Throttle Controller
Look up a HOTAS system. The really nice ones are pretty pricey, but there are some cheaper ones with nice throttle control handles.
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Forum: Electrical
09-02-2016, 08:55
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,316
Re: Difficult Battery Connectors
Anderson's use spring tension to push two flat contacts together. This ensures that you have a solid connection which can carry the requisite current and not fail on you. As a result, it takes about...
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Forum: Electrical
02-02-2016, 09:38
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,699
Re: SRX 10-pin connectors
A few comments based on my own experience.
Yes, you can make a really long ribbon cable to attach sensors to the SRX. When you do this though, if you're only using three conductors of the ten, you...
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Forum: Electrical
01-02-2016, 23:03
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,136
Re: PCM Solenoid Fuse
That might be all it is. The next time your pneumatic drop out, check the status light on the PCM for a local fault indication. Section 3.3 of the PCM users guide lists all the possible conditions...
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Forum: Electrical
01-02-2016, 22:58
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,149
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Forum: CAN
05-01-2016, 17:01
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,063
Re: Best CAN Connector Interface
^^^^This (mostly)^^^^
We crimp our own PWM cables so we can make them custom length, so using the same connector just made sense to us. Rather than use a straight header in between two female PWM...
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Forum: Control System
11-05-2015, 09:34
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Replies: 62
Views: 12,237
Re: Using the TI LaunchPad from your KoP
If you're going to have a computer next to the data logger that's not a bad idea. Every LaunchPad has back channel serial that can be used to send data back to the computer pretty easily. C# is...
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Forum: Control System
07-05-2015, 11:04
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Replies: 62
Views: 12,237
Re: Using the TI LaunchPad from your KoP
Good catch, I didn't even notice that the other one didn't have a touch screen.
One of our design partners also did an SD boosterpack which has a configurable CS pin location so you can avoid having...
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