
26-01-2010, 12:28
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Just Itinerant
AKA: Hey dad...Father...MARK
 FRC #0358 (Robotic Eagles)
Team Role: Engineer
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Rookie Year: 2002
Location: Hauppauge, Long Island, NY
Posts: 8,801
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Re: Jaguars and Motors
- You must have the E-stop button plugged in for the robot to be enabled. No reboot is necessary unless you actually push the button, and then it's the robot that needs to be rebooted, not your PC.
- You must also run the Driver Station from the Developer account if you want to use the LabVIEW "Run" button. Exit the Driver account to work in the Developer account, do not just switch users. You'll find "FRC Driver Station" under Windows Start -> All Programs. You have to click on the Driver Station Enable button to get the robot operating.
- The LabVIEW "Run" button is temporary. The program will stop if you switch user accounts, log off, or reboot the robot. To put your program on the robot so it will run whenever you turn your robot on or reboot it - it must be built, then "Run as startup." You'll find both of these on the LabVIEW Project Explorer window at the very bottom under "Build Specifications" and the file listed under it (right-click).
Status lights: - The Driver Station will have lots of status lights on the Diagnostics tab to tell you what's working, and what isn't working.
- The Jaguar lights should not be blinking when they are at rest. Blinking means the robot is disabled or the code or wiring is not correct. The status lights will be solid yellow when neutral, or red/green when driving.
- There is a status LED on the Digital Sidecar that is probably blinking as well. The Robot Status Light is just a repeater for this LED, so you don't need the RSL right now. For competition, yes.
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Last edited by Mark McLeod : 26-01-2010 at 12:42.
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