RoboCon 1.01 (control robot from PC)

[jrukes]

I didn't even know you could send data to the RC directly from a PC. That is awesome! This will allow teams to prototype multiple driver stations before they even touch a soldering iron.

Any plans to post the communication protocol between the RC and the OI? I'd prefer to use Visual Basic, out of habit- not because it's better. Specifically, I'd need the following information:

1) COM port settings (Baud Rate,Parity,Databit,Stopbit)
2) What is the format for the data sent to the RC? I'm assuming this is an X-byte array.
3) What is the format for the data received from the RC? Again, I'm guessing this is an X-byte array. I'm thinking it would look similar to the Dashboard port specification.

I would appreciate any info you can provide. I think this would make a great project for the software team to better understand how the control system functions.

Thanks,
Jason