[frcguy]

Originally Posted by RoboChair

Some people have had auto fail, not run at all, computer reboot not allowing you to fit it in time, there are many other reasons to include. But mostly having it be purely robot side will make it start as fast as possible. Some of my teams programmers will have to reply if you need more precise answers, but there are plenty of teams out there that have been burned by relying on the smart dashboard.

#Storytime?

Highly recommend the onboard switch method. We had a rotary switch on our robot last year and it worked wonders for setting auto. It allowed us to have an extremely customizable range of autos that we could instantly set and never failed during a match.