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Originally Posted by Andy A.
While I was thinking about my ideal dongle switch, I thought that while training new drivers, it would be fun and maybe even useful to flip a switch and simulate a faliure on the bot. Perhaps knock out one side of a drive train, or simulate a breaker tripping. I see a lot of drivers who panic and don't understand why the bot 'won't go'. If they had some experenice, they might understand that a breaker has over heated, and needs to cool.
I guess thats more of a software deal, but any thoughts on that?
-Andy A.
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I just looked at the OI reference guide. Building a box to intentionally screw up your robot should be no harder than building a box to control your robot for any other purpose. Assuming you use the buttons on Port 1, you have four digital inputs--eight if you disable them on Port 1. Additionally, you have four analog inputs to work with as well. If you wire up a set of resistors connected to switches, you should be able to have many potential issues. Then just add a smidge of code to set your PWM values to 127 (or whatever it'd be stuck as).
Just make sure to keep that box clear of the competition!