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Re: Robot takes a while to start up in autonomous mode

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Originally Posted by virtuald View Post
I would recommend initializing the gyro during robotInit, otherwise the field might think you're ready and start a match before the gyro finishes initialization.
Generally speaking, the best way to make sure the field knows you're not ready is to stand in your driver station holding a thumbs down in the glass. Often times, our field monitor may be completely green, but teams are still waiting for gyros, camera feeds, or some smart dashboard mess. A good FTA (which as far as I know is all FTAs) would see your thumbs down and would be able to assist before starting the match.

*A simple thumbs down is sufficient. No need to start banging that thumb into the glass unless a countdown to start match has begun.
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