Dashboard communication ports

[John Heden]

Thanks! The ability to send Dashboard user data to the robot was our (hopeful) interpretation but the Update #7 Rule 75 change makes this possibility very clear. This is a big change allowing much more user & driver interaction possibilities where we are no longer constrained/limited to physical USB HID components.

<R75> The Driver Station software provided on the FRC website (www.usfirst.org/frc/kitofparts) is the only tool permitted to specify and communicate the operating mode (i.e. Auto/Teleop) and operating state (enable/disable) and collate driver/operator inputs and communicate them to the ROBOT. The Driver Station software must be revision 01.05.11.00 or newer.

[basicxman]

Any word from the official Q&A forum on this yet?

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by basicxman

Any word from the official Q&A forum on this yet?

The GDC has spoken.

Team Update #7 amends the rules such that the Driver Station program is no longer the only permitted conduit for driver inputs to reach the robot. (John misquoted the new <R75> by failing to either mark or delete the stricken text that was identified in the update. Read the manual.)