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Re: 2009 Finger Lakes Regional!!!!

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Originally Posted by esquared View Post
Depending on whether all DS's are detected during the initial match setup (before robots are out on the field for the next match), the FMS seems to briefly toggle through Auto-Disable, Auto-Enable, then Auto-Disable as it sets up.
According to FIRST this is not the case. Rather, what is probably happening is:
1. The robot is powered up before the driver station acquires a DSlink (which occurs within a few seconds of plugging in), e.g. before plugging in;
2. The driver station's Auton/Teleop switch is set to Auton;
3. The driver station is plugged in, immediately links to the already powered-up robot and sets Auton-Enable;
4. The driver station acquires a DSlink from the FMS and sets Auton-Disable.

This could be prevented by ensuring that the driver station has a DSlink (it will show FMSMode on the display when it gets it) before powering up the robot. Setting the driver station Auton/Teleop switch to Teleop before plugging in should prevent jumping, but the robot might still get a brief Teleop-Enable if it was powered up before the driver station linked.
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