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Re: Kinect

Stop, halt, pause, wait. (it's a line from a play)
You have it quite mixed up.

This is the way it must be, for the field or at home. There are not different cases.
Read the documentation: Getting Started with Microsoft Kinect for FRC
In particular see page 4, step 3:
3. Plug your Microsoft Kinect into your Driver Station laptop.
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  • The Kinect plugs into the Driver Station - always
  • The Kinect never, ever plugs into the Kiosk
On the field, the Kiosk will repeat what the Driver Station tells it about what the Kinect is doing. The Kiosk receives this information from the Kinect Server running on the Driver Station via Ethernet.

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I thank you for pointing out that it is possible otherwise.
It is NOT possible otherwise.

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Ah, I see what you're getting at. So the Kiosk is just a repeater to get the information from the Kinect station to the Driver station without doing anything to it? I was under the impression it was necessary to the FRC side of things.

For the record, I stand by my statement that teams should keep the testing environment as close to the official environment as possible, and that includes making sure the Kinect works properly on a second computer via the Kiosk. For consistency's sake, it might be best to stick to the more official layout, though I thank you for pointing out that it is possible otherwise.
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