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Originally Posted by ToddF
One of our lessons learned, which we will be implementing next year, is eliminating any reliance on the smart dashboard. We'll be putting our auto mode selection on the robot. We have been burned too many times by a malfunctioning smart dashboard on our control station computer. It always seems to happen at the worst possible time.
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And THAT's the match where your driver station keeps dropping connection, and you have to use the field's driver station,...
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Smart dashboard is nice in theory, but in practice, it has its limitations.
Hardware Switches on a USB Joystick simulator is 99% compatible, provides visual feedback, can be changed up to the start of Autonomus (Did you set the switches on the Robot?), etc.