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Unread 28-09-2003, 17:15
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Random wild speculations on your questions:

1) Interrupts will be useful for external first controlled operations so they can send signals to the bot that we can act on. (Auton triggers? Perhaps _optional_ auton triggers so teams that opt to go auton will be able to get a few extra points or something.) I dunno, just wild speculation. Or Interrupts allow us to press a button and have an action immediately take place.

2) Default code will probably be provided. Especially if the thing is done in C this year, they will need to give teams something to help them out. I can't imagine them not doing that....

3) Raw I/O access seems to indicate that we will be able to pull data in and out of pins at any point in the program. For a good autonomous mode, this seems like it would kinda be neccessary.

Wild speculation that has nothing to do with your message:

4) Auton mode will probably be vastly expanded this year?

5) The game might be changed to include signals from FIRST controllers to the bot that signify special events?

6) Something is up for this year... it's going to be nifty.
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