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Re: Almost No Replays in 2000 -- Speaks Volumes...

Posted by Nate Smith.

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Posted on 7/4/2000 7:41 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Almost No Replays in 2000 -- Speaks Volumes... posted by Adam Krajewski on 7/3/2000 2:19 PM MST:



: My problem with the new radio modems stems from trying to run multiple robots at non-FIRST events, which is a minor defect, but something Innovation FIRST should certainly be looking into, especially if their products are going to be used in robotics events beyond FIRST competitions i.e. the BattleBots.

I discussed the control system at length with Dave 'The Man' from Innovation First as we were setting up the arena controllers at the Great Lakes regional. As I understand it, the main issue of running multiple machines at non-FIRST events is the limit of 5 channels without the Arena Controllers. The channel issue could be easily solved by the organizing group behind the event(BattleBots, etc.) purchasing a set of Arena Controllers from Innovation First. Innovation First was considering allowing access to all 40 channels, but in the end, decided against it to avoid the interference between robots in the pit and those on the field.

And the problem with running multiple machines on a single channel stems from the new team number identification built into the system. By no means would I call it a 'defect.' The team number system built into the controllers helps to prevent machines behaving erratically if a stray signal from another machine is picked up. Would you rather have a machine go crazy on you when it picked up a signal from another machine, or just stop responding?

Nate

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