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Re: Radio/RC Problems for 2007 Season
Massive response from IFI in Team Update #15.
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Innovation First
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 27, 2007
FIRST Robotics Competition Radio Modem Re-Programming Information
We would like to address the growing concern within the FIRST community about the integrity of the new IFI Radio Modems used in this year’s system. As with any new product or technology taken to production for the first time, we have identified several issues that may affect the performance of the overall system.
We have taken the feedback received VERY seriously, and have been tirelessly researching to figure out exactly what problems teams have experienced. There is not one single large problem, but instead there are several smaller ones which contribute to the sporadic issues some teams have seen. Now that we have a better handle on what our users have been experiencing, we are prepared to address the issues present in the system.
The intent of this communication is to inform the community of the issues we have found, the symptoms, how best to address these issues and the impact this will have on the teams. Many teams will not experience any glitches, however to prevent problems from occurring at competition we hope every team educates themselves and implements the solutions described below.
In short, each team will need to have their RC radio re-programmed at competition by the IFI staff. Each team will also need to update their RC with RC Master Code v.15 before competing. For technical reference, the following is a list of the issues reported and confirmed by our engineering staff along with some background, the issue identified, and the solution.
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Last edited by Mark McLeod : 27-02-2007 at 18:24.
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