Led Tape Control

[WizenedEE]

Originally Posted by Foster

Output devices like motors, compressors, etc need to be controlled by Victors or Spike like devices. You could always ask the GDC for approval to build a custom circuit to drive the LED's. Since it's part of your game play, you can't use the decoration rule. You could see if the Victors will drive them to the bright/dim that you want and see if the GDC will let you put a non motor on the device.

I assume you're looking at <R03>? That's a weird rule -

Originally Posted by 2011 Game Manual

<R03> Custom circuits and COTS electronics are expressly prohibited if they:
A. Interfere with the operation of other ROBOTS.
B. Directly affect any output devices on the ROBOT.

Wouldn't Jaguars and Spikes be COTS electronics? Although it does say you can use anything in the KOP, so that rule would take preference? I'll probably ask the GDC if lights are considered output devices.

Victors are another good idea, but we can just make our own PWM in the robot code for the spikes.