Thread: A New Way to Scout
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Re: A New Way to Scout
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Originally Posted by yash101 View Post
True, but remember, bluetooth runs on the same frequency, 2.4GHz. So, that means, if you want the competition to go by fast and no robot breaking, limit on your usage. Though this may be hard to use, try something like ZigBee? Or if you want to get complicated:
Cell phone with 4G Data connection > Laptop (Bluetooth) > Ethernet ICS > Ethernet Switch > wired connection to node ethernet to usb > Tablet

Of course we don't want to get this complex, so let's stay simple...Just limit your bluetooth usage as it will cause interference. Also, with the above method, you can simplify things:
Rid bluetooth, cell phone and data connection (4G)
Run XAMPP on computer and serve your scouting application, at the spot.
It's a completely different standard, and it's used by many teams for a tablet-based scouting solution, RUSH being one of them. FIRST has never had any problems with it, nor have I ever heard of Bluetooth and wifi interfering with each other. So it's always an available solution.
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