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Unread 17-03-2010, 22:08
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Re: ARENA Fault

On the topic of FMS-classmate-robot or classmate-FMS-robot, I do see one big security issue in the former. We all know about the FMS Locked state, but few seem to know that FMS Locked can be bypassed with F1 for enable and Space bar for disable (those also work in regular mode. Much more convenient than messing with the mouse). If the FMS somehow loses connection with the classmate, but the classmate-robot communications can continue, if the classmate activates the bypass would the robot start operating without being under FMS control?
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