Forum: Java
23-03-2010, 09:31
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,328
reading in GPIO state
Hi,
I'm not the programmer for our team, but since our programmer's progress is slow, I'm trying to do some research for her before hand so we can make good progress tomorrow.
How would I read in...
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Forum: Electrical
23-03-2010, 09:28
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,504
Re: DIP switches for autonomous modes
Thanks Lucas and apalrd! Unfortunately, I'm not the programmer of the team so I don't know about the PSoC or the driver station DIO. I know we're using the classmate, but other than that I'm...
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Forum: Electrical
23-03-2010, 09:03
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,504
DIP switches for autonomous modes
Hi, Were wanting to use DIP switches to select between different autonomous behavior prior to our matches without needing to reprogram. We would connect them to the GPIO pins.
Since the signal pins...
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Forum: Electrical
23-03-2010, 08:54
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Replies: 5
Views: 803
LEDs on Robot
Hi,
Is is permitted to have additional LEDs on the robot? If so, which set of outputs are we allowed to use? We switch our robots front and back assignments by inverting our controls and we would...
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Forum: Java
23-03-2010, 08:47
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,607
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Forum: Java
23-03-2010, 08:32
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,607
Inverting controls in Java
Hi,
Unfortunately, I'm not the programmer for my team, but I did pretty much all of our programming when we were using C. This means that I don't know the Java lingo either. So please bare with...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
27-02-2010, 06:22
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Replies: 64
Views: 6,695
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Forum: Technical Discussion
08-02-2010, 03:51
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,407
Re: lift winch ideas anyone?
Thanks for the replies everyone! Great advice! So in response to the last reply, is a CIM powerful enough to drive a winch drum directly and lift the robot? I was thinking about a worm and worm gear...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
01-02-2010, 06:42
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,407
Re: lift winch ideas anyone?
Thank you Jun! I think I was thinking about a rule from a previous season which allowed the use of only 4 CIMs. Its nice to know that we are allowed to use 5 instead of 4.
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Forum: Technical Discussion
01-02-2010, 04:27
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,407
Re: lift winch ideas anyone?
Thanks Eric and Timy! We have the FP motors, and the small motors left in the KOPs. We might consider ordering a few CIMs.
How does this idea sound? A CIM (or two CIMs) attached to a worm gear/...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
01-02-2010, 02:33
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,407
lift winch ideas anyone?
Hi,
I've recently just started designing our lifter. Unfortunately, I don't have permission to release our idea, but what I can say is that we are using a winch type mechanism.
I want to design a...
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Forum: Pneumatics
01-02-2010, 02:24
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,016
increasing flow rate to pnuematic cylinder
Hi, you guys probably already know about this, but we're pretty disappointed at the velocity of the pnuematic cylinders. I've heard that this is partially due to the diameter of the tubes.
Does...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
01-02-2010, 02:12
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Replies: 6
Views: 853
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Forum: Technical Discussion
29-01-2010, 04:05
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Replies: 6
Views: 853
spacer or no spacer for plaction wheel
Hi, We just purchased a set of plaction wheels from Andy Mark and realized that the sprocket that comes with the kit of parts fits, but if the chain were to run on the sprocket the links will touch...
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Forum: Pneumatics
24-01-2010, 19:01
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Replies: 1
Views: 734
Pnuematic kicker videos
I've seen many pnuematic kicker videos online however their all over the place so I'm wondering if you might be able to recommend the "cream of the crop". Several videos show far kicks but no details...
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Forum: Pneumatics
24-01-2010, 18:40
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Replies: 2
Views: 808
Flow control valve recommendation
Hi, were attempting to have three kicking distances by varying the flow rate to a cylinder. It was suggested that we use multiple adjustable flow control valves or needle valves with multiple...
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Forum: Pneumatics
20-01-2010, 18:00
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,777
cylinder count
Does anyone know if there is a limit to how many storage cylinders we can use on the bot? This is just to reduce the load on the compressor and to keep the recharge times short.
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Forum: Technical Discussion
20-01-2010, 17:37
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,965
kicker idea input
Hi, I've seen many different kickers all over the place, however I wanted to create a thread that tries to gather the ideas for kickers in a single spot.
We're attempting to do a kicker using...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
20-01-2010, 04:02
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,223
adjustable pressure regulator
We're planning to have maybe three kicking distances using pnuematic pistons and a level kicker. We would like to vary the kick power using a adjustable pressure regulator.
The plan would be to set...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
20-01-2010, 03:59
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,039
bumpers
Since were pursuing the 6WD articulated type drivebase in which the forward and aft wheels pivot about the center, we're concerned about how the bumper height might be interpreted while going over...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
20-01-2010, 03:44
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Replies: 5
Views: 865
drivebases designed to prevent tipping
Hi,
I would like to take a survey (of those willing to share) of wheel base designs. The idea we're pursuing is a six wheel drive in which the forward and aft wheels pivot about the center so that...
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Forum: NI LabVIEW
24-03-2009, 03:08
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,061
Re: driver's station DIO and joystick wheel
I did do some searching before posting because I thought I saw the answers to my questions before, but I couldn't find them again. I think i was looking in the wrong spots. I'm not the lazy type so I...
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Forum: NI LabVIEW
24-03-2009, 00:21
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,061
driver's station DIO and joystick wheel
1) I would like to connect a switch to the DIO of the driver's station to enable our shooter. I've tried to look for an example in labview, but I didn't see any. Does anyone have example code as to...
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Forum: Programming
23-03-2009, 23:27
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,752
Re: May we have some traction control help?
Yes, labview already has a block called the PID output rate limiter. It can be found in Addons->PID Control->PID. BTW, what does the EGU/min input mean physically. I know the greater it is the faster...
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Forum: Programming
23-03-2009, 00:14
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,752
Re: May we have some traction control help?
Here is the update that I promised. We were able to get our traction control to work for the most part. I will summarize our method and will then outline some problems and ask questions.
Here is a...
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Every robot needs a locky-thingy. A robot without one might fire when it isn't supposed to, and hit the wrong target; e.g., a referee, FTA, or robot inspector. - Richard Wallace [more] 
