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Re: New Robot Control System!

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Originally Posted by SgtMillhouse648 View Post
...I am trying to say if FIRST switched over to a completely different control system, that it would make it much harder to accomplish things as fast as it would be with the current control system....
If a completely new control system was brought into effect, with nothing similar to the current one, it could take much longer to get to where you could be had FIRST stuck with the current control system, in your case, maybe no autonomous, and the robot much harder to control.
I don't understand your reasoning. Different and difficult are not the same word. As a counterpoint to what you're trying to say, consider the significant change between 2003 and 2004's robot controllers. None of the previous PBASIC programming experience applied directly to the use of C in the new system, but the extra power of the new system made doing almost everything much easier. Algorithms remain intact even when the underlying architecture changes, and having more capability in the hardware yields more "breathing room" for fast implementation.

We also don't know how the 2009 control system will connect to the robot sensors and effectors, or how much will be taken care of by the hardware. It could very well be a lot easier to work with than this year's system.
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