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Re: Multiple programs/autonomous routines

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Originally Posted by Damian Manda
The manual has this to say in the RC Manual is this:
And the OI manual has this:


From this it seems that OI imputs will be ignored as to thier state in autonomous mode, but RC imputs will be read in as they are set. Is it true that an OI switch worked last year, as that would not seem to be that way this time?

--Damian Manda

I think there's a point to clarify here...

I'm refering to the time before the autonomous mode when you plug your OI into the driving station and you have live link before the contest begins. I believe that a "disabled" it is set at this time.

This disabled bit keeps the bot from moving before the contest starts, right?

But, if I understand previous posts from last year, that disabled just means no output at the RC. You do however have inputs from the OI that are passed onto the RC.

IF THIS IS TRUE, then you can set an switch to designate an automous program just moments before the game begins as you are setting up your robot at the driver station.

THEN once the contest begins and autonomous mode starts, the "disable" bit becomes false, but the auotonomous bit becomes true.

Can anyone verify the above?
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