So our regional at buckeye has been plagued by robot controller issues. First we had an issue where all the lights went out and only the programme state LED was flashing green. After talking with the innovation first rep, he suggested trying to use the default code and if the issue was still there we would have to put in a loaner RC.
Well after some bloody knuckles and some hard work for 45 min, we had replaced the RC. The loner we were issued was a 2004 RC. Luckily our code fit fine, and we got though about 4 matches without any issues but code tweaking. On our 3rd match, we got flipped over and came down hard on our camera and bent up our camera shield frame and just a bit of the camera frame. Everything seemed fine afterward after rebending and we went though the next match without issue.
When i got back with lunch, the programming team complained that the camera was no longer tracking. After doing all the obvious checks, i found that we had a solid yellow light on "RC Hardware" that i think was affecting our entire 5V line. According to the Innovation first rep at buckeye, that light indicated a short in the 5v circuit. Well, i double checked everything, pulled anything connected to the 5v ports, and still got the same lights. i talked to the IFI Guy again and the only other things he could suggest was either pulling the RC out and he could check it for any metal that might have worked its way in, or we replace the RC again.
Now here is the rub: our first match tomorrow is 9:45am, so i don't think ill have time to do anything with the RC to fix this problem. So is there any other things that anyone can suggest to look for? Ive blown out and vacuumed the board, and checked all my cables for any short and found none.
I'm willing to try anything! Just make the suggestion! Thanks!
