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Re: iPhone Driver Station, No Computer Needed

MrHance, I'm glad you brought that up, and that is probably something I should have stated in the opening post, this would not be a legal control system during competitions, due to the fact that it is WiFi based and any wireless is not allowed on the field during a match except for the wireless the robots are using. On a side note to that however, I am looking into a possible way this could be modified to be a legal control method, but its unlikely that it would be very practical if it were in working, legal condition.

As far as your question of "How does this interface with the driver station controller?"
This is actually a complete replacement for the drive station, this application runs 100% independently by itself with no computer required anywhere in the system.

And No, this application is not programmed to work with the VEX,NURC, or LEGO controllers, it can only control FRC robots.

This app is mainly expected to be used for demonstration purposes, or in any circumstance where it is inconvenient/impractical/impossible to use the driver station. As far as the range of the system is concerned, if the iPhone is within the range of the WiFi network, and so is the robot, they you have control, which typically, line of sight would be about 200-300 feet, and with many walls in between about 100 feet. If you have any more questions feel free to ask me.
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