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Re: Problem with losing communication while on the field.

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Originally Posted by gordonsolo13 View Post
It could have also been a problem with your classmate. If you allow it to go into hibernate after turning it on, it will have problems with connecting. We had problems on the first three matches at our regionals because of such a problem (along with our the fact that our during our first match our mechanics forgot to reconnect the speed controllers.)
Oh, this is a GOOD point. This happened to us once and also when you close the lid on the classmate too. I know...ask my drive team :-) I closed the lid on them during drive practice one day, to ween them away from the camera feedback. I said "You just lost the live feedback from the camera during the match, so keep on driving..." Right when I closed the lid, the whole robot died...guess you had to be there. It was a funny moment.... Moral of the story, don't close your Classmate lid in the middle of a match, instead put a piece of paper over the screen to cover up the video feed...
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