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Originally Posted by nightpool
If you don't mind, was there any particular reason you chose to use physical switches over using SmartDashboard or the FRC dashboard? Just a matter of comfort, or something else? Seems like a lot less flexible option to me, but I'm wondering if there's something else.
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We've gone both ways, they each have pros and cons.
Doing switches on the robot is reliable, but you can occasionally forget to set the switches before leaving the field (when you would still have a chance to fix it on the DS).
Doing it on the DS is fine, but you either have to make the settings stick across power downs, or else have enough time to set the autonomous in the interval between when your DS makes contact with the robot and when the match starts. If you are having trouble getting the DS talking to the bot (happens...), you might not have enough time.
DS with persistence seems to be best middle ground; you can set it while in queue, and fix it at the last second if needed.