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Re: DIP switches for autonomous modes

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Originally Posted by Joe Johnson View Post
While there are good reasons for putting the selection on the Operator Interface (you can change it without having to be next to your robot) for me there is nothing as certain as flipping a switch on your robot to be sure that your robot will know what to do.

So... ...if #2849 ever gets its autonomous program(s) running, we'll be flipping switches on the robot to select (or disable) them.

For what it's worth.

Joe J.
I understand those reasons. We use rotary switches (2 X six pos) on the PSoC and print out the auto routine on the Driver Station LCD so we can confirm that the cRIO sees those switches. In case the PSoC (as it did when the Classmate battery goes low, we will not let that happen again) fails the drivers are trained to use the virtual analog in as a backup. It is important to be sure you run the correct auto.
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