[rwaliany]

I believe this might be useful during the autonomous mode. You can't send any messages to the RC but perhaps the RC sends messages to the OI.

Maybe you want to show the process the robot is on in the automated process.

I was thinking of using it for the person who is setting the switches on the RC for the different programs to make sure they have the right bits to correspond with a number.

Ex:

temp var byte

temp = sw8 <<1 + sw7 <<1 ....<<1 + sw1

essentially if there are only a few switches
temp = sw2 <<1 + sw1
works as well

right to


1. Follow Line - 00000001 - Display: 1
2. Seek and destroy - 00000010 - Display: 2
3. Dead Reckoning - 00000011 - Display: 3

The person setting it, might have a paper with a list and corresponding numbers.


I don't know this is just a sample idea, I'm not sure if the user-display still works on the OI in the automated mode.

Maybe keeping it concealed by numbers would also keep anyone else from understanding what program you are actually using.

There might even be a more practical use. Why not HOOK up the yaw rate sensor to the user input, then you can balance with a guide. Bleah, but who needs to balance, whatever.

Theres some uses I guess.