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Originally Posted by RyanN
I also don't think it's a hoax. Here is what I can see from the picture: - IR Receiver
- 5 LEDs (CMD3, CMD2, CMD1, CMD0, ERROR)
- a Microchip Processor (PIC16LF87)
- Ribbon cable goes to J1
My best guess is that this is a field element. The robots will send an IR signal to this device, and the field element will act accordingly. There are 4 commands. I think the button will clear any errors that come up (reset button). |
Good guess.. i wasn't in FIRST for 2004 game but i heard that they used IR and it wasnt very reliable.. is this true?