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Unread 08-02-2015, 14:57
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Re: Problems with the Voltage Regulation Module VRM

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Originally Posted by juchong View Post
The original problem was that communication was dropping even though battery voltage did not fluctuate. Something as simple as enabling the robot would cause the DS to lose communication. I went through several steps to try and diagnose the issue (swapping radios, verifying connections, loading default code, etc.) and determined that the VRM was causing issues. We're continuing to use last year's regulators while we look into the issue with lab equipment.

This sounds a lot like the DS wifi driver issues that other teams have been reporting. Does the problem occur if you have a hardwired connection to the robot?
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