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Re: What sensors are used to detect the hot LED lights on the FRC field?

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Originally Posted by tgross35 View Post
Just wire the camera into the 5V built-in wago on the PDB and hook the ethernet up to the D-LINK. We hooked the LEDs up to a spike with a 5A breaker that would turn on when the robot is enabled. From there, the programmers can use vision processing to detect the location

How was this electrical set up working for you?

Am I correct in assuming, you are running the LEDs at 12V, off a spike, which is plugged into the regular (non-regulated) wago terminals of the Power Distro Board.

Was curious to see how well this was working for you and if your LED voltage dropped out during use of the Robot. If no regulator is inline, at the points when you drive, the voltage to your light rings would drop and loose intensity, which would reduce lumens, and reduce the quality of returned light from the retro-reflective tape.



-Kevin
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