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Re: [FTC]: LabVIEW Programming Template for FTC

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We've been having a lot of issues with driving also. The robot would respond fine, then stop responding or drive in a circle for a while then start working again.
Yeah, that's what we get too. Something to consider....
The motor controller (don't know if it's S/W or H/W) has a 2 second timeout. So if it stops getting commands, it will continue to do the same thing for 2 seconds and then coast to a stop. This often explains the driving in a circle effect: if only one motor is running when the commands stop.... it circles for 2 seconds and then rolls to a stop.

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It also seemed to help by hanging the computer with the bluetooth dongle out over the field.
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Good idea... I'll look for a good USB extension cable
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