Program deployed, no response from robot

[RahatAhmed]

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

I would also suggest that you try to get your hands on another computer to program on, it will make your life 100x easier. Even an old laptop donated from someone that isn't using it anymore will work.

Would a desktop work? I'm guessing we would need a wireless NIC, though.

[notmattlythgoe]

Yes a desktop would work, and if you have a wireless router you could just plug into that and not have to worry about wireless card.

[RahatAhmed]

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

Yes a desktop would work, and if you have a wireless router you could just plug into that and not have to worry about wireless card.

How would a desktop connected to a wireless router be able to communicate to the radio on the robot?

[notmattlythgoe]

Same way it would with a wireless router, you set the IP address of the computer the same way you do for wireless. The router is basically just giving it wireless access. I will try to find the instructions for past years to set up a router configuration.

[RahatAhmed]

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

Same way it would with a wireless router, you set the IP address of the computer the same way you do for wireless. The router is basically just giving it wireless access. I will try to find the instructions for past years to set up a router configuration.

I thought that wireless routers created their own private network, separate from the radio's? The only way I could imagine that it would work is if you configured a router(maybe one with custom firmware like DDWRT) to become a wireless bridge that connects to the radio and connects the desktop to it. Then again, I don't really have a formal education in networking so what do I know.

[notmattlythgoe]

Here are some instructions on how to set up a router to go in between a computer and the radio.
http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles...ed-Rev-0.7.pdf

[RahatAhmed]

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

Here are some instructions on how to set up a router to go in between a computer and the radio.
http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles...ed-Rev-0.7.pdf

Wouldn't it be cheaper to just use the radio in AP mode and buy a wireless adapter for a desktop? We don't have any routers to use.

[notmattlythgoe]

Yeah, that would be fine. We had the router from previous years.