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Re: Intermittent WiFi Communication Issues
What band have you configured your AP to use? There tends to be a lot of interference on the 2.4GHz channels. This can often cause intermittent connection and high ping times if your access point is also in the 2.4GHz range.
If you have access to an Android device, I highly recommend downloading the app WiFi Analyzer(I haven't quite checked to see if there is an alternative for iOS). You can view wireless channel usage around the phone. Very useful for debugging wireless issues. If your robot AP is sharing a channel with other APs in the area, I recommend finding the least populated channel and setting your AP to use that.
The 5GHz band is usually a lot cleaner, so if you have access to a 5GHz capable computer for your driver station, you will probably see improved connection performance.
On the hardware side of things, I recommend checking all electrical connections that power the AP and the roborio. Does your robot lose connection while standing still or does it have to move before losing comms? If the latter, I'd bet on a faulty electrical connection being the culprit.
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