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Re: Hot Goal Timing Issues

After just coming from the VA regionals day one, I was surprised to discover this issue... my bad.

What I don't understand is why the startup logic for the lighted indicator and the dynamic indicator are opposite...

ie: Before auto starts, the LIGHTED indicators both indicate NO hot goal. whereas the dynamic indicators both indicate a HOT goal.

So if you are waiting for a LIGHTED indicator and they come on late, at least you don't take off and score prematurely.

But with the *mechanical* dynamic indicator, any delay in the flip to NOT HOT will cause the robot to take off and score. Adding a "guesstimate" of how long this will take in the code is a realllly bad habit to get into.

It seems to me that both indicators should start in the NOT HOT position, and then transition into HOT mode as required. This would eliminate any false starts.
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