[willishf]

Based on advice from Michael Tid via email we updated with the latest axis firmware, added the FRC userid and set the camera to get IP via DHCP. The camera is plugged into port 2 via crossover cable. All of the problems we had experienced with v28 and the camera not working went away. Axis provides software for autodiscovery so it sounds like this is part of the cRIO library for finding the camera.

We ended up taking the camera completely out of the robot config because we were having problems during practice at regionals with a non-responsive robot. I have seen on more than one occasion the video lag live by 3-5 seconds which tells me the cRIO will buffer and send all the video. If you are having bandwidth/communication issues then critical commands for driving the robot are probably getting stuck in the queue behind the video.

We also moved the radio, got rid of the radio shack power connector on the radio to try and address the problem. We did manage to get reliable communication but not sure what fixed the problem. I think it is a combination of factors.