[Billfred]

Thanks for the input.

I noticed on my sketch that I just had 8 and 12 hooked together directly for channel access. IFI's has a switch to enable/disable this. Is there any advantage either way?

And I'm just thinking out loud--if those are all the pins one needs to do autonomous and disabling and channel setting, how hard would it be to create a rudimentary arena controller? Just run the wires for four dongles to one central spot, perhaps add a timer to the disable circuit, and bada-bing! (I figure that even the channel -shouldn't- matter, since the RC checks for team number as well. Of course, it wouldn't hurt to give each robot their own channel in matches.)

Now for my final question: where on earth do you get those DB15 connectors? I checked my local Radio Shack, then their site. No luck either place.

<edit> And I'm just curious, since my team is always looking for easy sources of bling (is reminded of the team's initial idea to stick strobe lights in the metal 2x4s)...is there enough power going through these pins to send juice to an LED (or similar device) indicate that said pins are connected? </edit>

Thanks again!