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use operator interface button for programming changes
Posted by Joe Ross at 1/31/2001 3:33 AM EST
Engineer on team #330, Beach Bot, from Hope Chapel Academy and NASA/JPL , J&F Machine, and Raytheon. In Reply to: Fingers and Robot Controller Posted by Dave... on 1/31/2001 3:13 AM EST: : Last year, I felt a little uneasy about placing my fingers inside our robot in order to press the Robot Reset button, either upon downloading new code, or out on the playing field before a match. If you changed the program then all you have to do is press the ROBOT RESET button on the Operator interface. This will reset the program. : While I realize Innovation FIRST designed the unit so that the RC would respond to new code until the reset button was pressed (to avoid unexpected movement of the robot), isn't having to place a finger inside the robot even riskier?? (especially with the pneumatics) The only time that pressing the reset button should be risky is when you are trying out a new program. Pressing the reset button in order for the robot to change channels should not cause any harm to anyone, IMHO. : A wire soldered to the RC with a small switch located outside of harm's way seems ideal, but I don't know if it would be allowed. It is illegal. You can't modify the robot controller and in order to add that switch, you would either need to remove the existing switch or disasemble the robot controller, both of which are not allowed. It would be nice to be able to use a switch anywhere on the robot to reset the controller, but I think it is hardly necessary. Another way to look at it, I would think that it would be harder for the referees to find your custom switch than to locate the robot controller. |
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