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Re: Help tracking down a possible cause for robot disconnects

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Originally Posted by tr6scott View Post
Suggestion, download a wifi analyzer for your phone.
I have been using one called wifi analyzer open source, and it works nice.
Unfortunately since I watch the rio reset, I don't believe it's because the 2.4 Ghz is overcrowded. It's worth checking however.

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Each time you lose comms, PDP ports 12-15 draw a decent amount of current. I assume these are your 4 cim motors. You have a few brownouts, but none of them seem related. I'd open up the rio and check for any metal shavings. Since you replaced the Rio, this is unlikely to be the issue.

It could be grounding or static issue. With the robot OFF measure resistance from the frame to the PDP ground (any ground will do, they are all connected). Then check the frame to a ground on the rio. I usually measure it to the metal shield on the USB port. You should ideally get open circuit, but anything under 1M should be investigated in my opinion.
The grounding/static issue is a good thought that I've neglected to check. All of our electronics are mounted to lexan, but it's worth checking. Maybe we have a stray wire somewhere that wasn't cleaned up/removed. It also reminds me that our lexan electronics board is awfully wobbly. I wonder what the rio can accept vibration load wise? Additionally, you're correct - we have 4 CIMs on PDP12-15.

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The last thing I could think of is maybe it's your battery. Make sure the terminals are tightened down hard so you can't even rotate the terminal around the bolt. You can toss a star washer between the wire terminal and the battery terminal to cut through any surface oxidation.

Not a bad thought, but we've tried several different batteries. However, I don't know how closely I've checked the anderson connector that the battery connects into. We'll have to check that out tomorrow.
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