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Re: Competition IR Beacon - how does its physical setup compare to our beacons?

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Originally Posted by SuperDanman
...the shotgun approach still picks up reflections off just about everything - my carpet, my walls, my wooden furniture.
Dan, I've updated the FAQ with another entry that addresses this problem that you and others have noticed in their testing.


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...I need to know whether FIRST is going to have just the LEDs exposed, or are they putting some kind of translucent material in front of their emitters...
Nope, they aren't covered.

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