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Unread 05-01-2010, 10:55 PM
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Re: Feedback Thread: WPILib

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Originally Posted by FRC4ME View Post
We experienced the same problem. In the end we had to stop using CAN on the competition bot, because the entire drive system thread would crash if it lost a single packet. With the heavy vibrations and impacts of competition shaking the connectors around in the CAN ports, this happens sometimes.
I hear you. I intend to make it a lot more forgiving before next season. However, I haven't seen any "crashes"... can you explain in detail what you are seeing by creating a tracker over at FIRST Forge?

Thanks,
-Joe