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Re: VEX Challenge Scorekeeper

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Originally Posted by GeorgeTheEng View Post
1st question, are you using EasyC or MPLab to program the robots?
2nd question, are you using the 2007 Competition template?
3rd question, have you updated the master code on the controllers to version 7?

If it's EasyC make sure that you have no jumpers in interrrupt 5 and 6 on the controller.

Hook the robot up to the computer and start the terminal in Easy C. You should see 3 things:
1) The Master code version. Make sure it is v7
2) Then something like "Autonomous (20)"
3) after 20 seconds, you'll see something like "Operator Control (254)"

If you see all those, then the robots have the correct pieces they need to operate with the field controls.

The controllers are very simple and only enable/inhibit radio transmissions. In practice I have yet to see them behave incorrectly by not enabling robots when the scoring system tells them to. We ran a number of matches at the FTC scrimmage at Ramp Riot without any issues.

Also, try unplugging the transmitters from the field controls and see if the robot really is operating correctly.

Hope this helps.
We are hosting the Arizona Regional, I am not programming robots at this time. I am using the Scorekeeper, the Audience Display, the game sever, as well as the pit display. If anyone has hosted a regional before and ran the scoring software, you know what am talking about. Although I do not know anything about the jumpers need to play the autonomous parts. Thank you!
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