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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock
Does that mean we could potentially have 40 robots on the field at the same time with no mixing of frequencies? |
Yes and No. At most regionals with only 1 field yes, you could have 40 robots at a time running with little to no data loss.
The channel issue becomes a problem when you go to nationals and many fields can be running at one time. The fields are also close enough in proximity that it would not be possible to re-use channels.
It's important to note that your robot will not respond to another teams Operator Interface. Your team number is entered at both the Operator Interface and Robot Controller and is used to filter bad radio data. However, if both teams were using the same channel it could result in some loss in data causing erratic problems with robot command and control.
Given the current radios, it is possible to have 5 fields at nationals with 6 robots on each field simultaneously.