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Originally Posted by Kingofl337
I do not believe such a warning was given at Chesapeake, and a pit announcement doesn't count as you could barely hear the PA. If a team received a verbal warning and failed plug it in the next match that is one thing. You have to remember this is a new control system and teams are still learning. On the IFI system we had a dedicated tether port but on the cRio we must use the same port as the wifi bridge, as such if the cable is not pushed in all the way it can pop out of the lan port. Plus you are not only punishing a team this year but an alliance who had no fault in this teams error. Finally the new system links up very slowly compared to the IFI system, teams used to know almost instantly if all is well, not this case here.
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I'm biased too and this is only an opinion, but I believe it is the responsibility of the teams to make sure their robot is ready for each match.
I don't think that anyone is getting "punished" for anything. If anything, I think it makes it more fair to the teams who are more prepared, and that do make pre-match checklists. If a team forgets to plug their radio in it's unfortunate for everyone on the alliance but no one's fault but the team themselves. If you as a team member want your robot to successfully run every match then why not take the initiative to do double checks on your radio cables, batteries, and all other connections. Similarly as an alliance member, why not remind your partners in the queuing line to check their connections as you check your own. You wouldn't expect the field crew to make sure all your drive motors are connected and check to make sure your battery is fully charged before each match so why should they be the ones responsible for making sure your radios are connected properly?