Thread: Intermittent connection on field only
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Re: Intermittent connection on field only
Out of band interference could also be part of the problem.

I remember at the 2007 DARPA Grand Challenge they had a huge video display setup near the starting line. The three robots closest to the screen couldn’t move until they shut down the giant display. It was about the same distance the Einstein field was from the display in the dome.

Another possible culprit is the high concentration of video and other equipment near to the FMS access point. I often see the access point sitting adjacent to a television video monitor, which I would consider as bad as putting the robot radio on top of a CIM motor.

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