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Unread 20-02-2002, 16:05
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Ok, here are the details. All I know is what they told me when they tested the robot, because unfortunately our team worked on the 'bot up until the last day and we had zero time to debug. Additionally, I wasn't there when they got it running so they had to figure things out without me. We designed a control system which includes a custom VB dashboard plugged into the serial dashboard port of the OI, and a steering wheel. We programmed the RC for steering wheel support on the USER slot and 2-joystick support on the DEFAULT slot. This way, if the calibration is funky, we can just fall back on a surefire system. The only difference between the two programs is a scaling factor, because steering wheel output only seems to range between 183-254, for example, instead of the full 0-254, and also a forward/reverse flag that is triggered by one of the buttons on the steering wheel. At the time of robot operation, nothing was plugged into program port of the RC. They reported to me that the BASIC Run Error LED would come on much more often for steering wheel drive than for joystick drive. This puzzles me. As soon as I get back in, I'm going to scour the code for debug statements and purge it. If this is the problem, I'll return and make you guys aware. Otherwise, I need some help.

P.S. They would have been aware if the battery voltage drops. That is part of our dashboard.
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