Team 1718 Beta Seminar

[Tom Line]

You can already see pictures of the components over on the FIRST website Beta forum. Frankly, there isn't anything terribly significant this year except the Kinect. The 4 slot acts just like the 8 slot (except the camera setup is different, you have to go through the switch). The david relay is, at it's heart, two relays stuck together. It also won't be released this year. The jag has some tweaks, but I understand CAN is where the real changes lay and we haven't been testing CAN.

Labview has some nice new features, but again, nothing earth shattering (other than drastically improved deploy times).

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by Tom Line

The david relay is, at it's heart, two relays stuck together.

It's more like two Spike modules stuck together, but paradoxically less integrated. A single Spike already has two relays, with one LED that indicates combinations of state. The David has individual LEDs for each of its four relays.

[Tom Line]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

It's more like two Spike modules stuck together, but paradoxically less integrated. A single Spike already has two relays, with one LED that indicates combinations of state. The David has individual LEDs for each of its four relays.

Of course, you're correct. I've never bothered differentiating the spikes from a normal relay, other than to explain that they are a relay that allows on/off/forward/back. I think that's something I'll explain more in depth to my students this year.

[Pi Fighter]

Here is the Team 1718 Beta Presentation. Feel free to ask any questions.

[dcarr]

Hi, we are having a Beta Test Seminar Right now at www.ustream.tv/channel/beta-test-conference (December 10, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM PST). Join us!