Any Team Using A Timer?

[mwtidd]

Originally Posted by davidthefat

Any of you guys using the timer to make sure that the driver does not "jump the gun" with the minibot deployment? Now the minibot scoring will ultimately come down to the milliseconds. My only worry with this is that the software might not allow the driver to deploy on time. If I allow the minibot to be deployed a little earlier, it defeats the purpose of the timer in the first place; the driver might jump the gun.

One thing to note is the robots perception of time, and the actual field time tends to differ. Trying to get it as exact as you are inferring will most likely be difficult. I think in the end the driver's perception of match time will be better than the robots. Rather than putting it on a timer, consider using a color sensor or camera to watch the color on the tower base and use that as the indicator.