Thread: How to prevent broken ethernet port on DS
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Unread 16-03-2009, 12:26
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Re: How to prevent broken ethernet port on DS
At least temporarily the rule is
<R85> During competition MATCHES, the competition cable at the Alliance Station must connect
directly to the competition port on the Driver Station. The competition Ethernet cable must
connect directly to an Ethernet port on the Driver Station. No intermediate connectors,
cables, or “pigtails” are permitted. Only the Driver Station may connect to the competition
cables – no direct connection of team-provided portable computers, PDAs, or alternate
devices is permitted

Emphasis is mine. If the GDC were to ask me, I would respond that it is better to save the DS with a short pigtail with suitable strain relief than to see the rampant failure of the port connectors that many teams have thus far experienced. I would rather add this jumper than to have a team not compete due to a component failure that could have been avoided.
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