This sounds really cool and I look forward to seeing it in action.
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Originally Posted by Team 135
... The gunstix is powered from the main robot battery. It is also tied into the backup battery to allow it to continue running during minor power fluxuations from the main battery. ...
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A direct connection of your custom circuit to the RC backup battery would violate <R73>. This was clarified by an official Q&A response by the GDC
here.
Per <R55> your custom circuit must be powered either via a 20A circuit from your breaker panel, or by one (or more) of the +5V pin(s) on the Robot Controller. I assume that you meant to say that the Robot Controller's backup battery will allow your custom circuit to continue running during minor power fluctuations.
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