pic: The RoboBees' 2015 Control System Alpha Testing Progress

[tim-tim]

The green connector is a 50 pin D-Sub connector that we are using as our "quick connect" for sensors between the electronics board and the shooter. We are able to drop the electronics board by removing 4 screws from underneath the robot and disconnecting the D-Sub, a few Anderson PowerPole connections, and a few other wires. Similarly, this gives us the ability to remove the shooter by removing 8 screws, the D-Sub, and a few Andersons.

You can buy them from Mouser Electronics, or plenty of other places in the web. We look forward to seeing you there.

[philso]

Here is a link to an article about the roboRIO that a co-worker just sent me

www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/hearst/ep1113/#/26

[tim-tim]

Originally Posted by philso

Here is a link to an article about the roboRIO that a co-worker just sent me

www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/hearst/ep1113/#/26

Can you check the link? I could not get it to work on my end.

-Tim

[Mark McLeod]

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/hearst/ep1113/#/26

[pntbll1313]

Originally Posted by tim-tim

Can you check the link? I could not get it to work on my end.

-Tim

It looks like his hyperlink didn't work. Just copy paste it. Or try this www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/hearst/ep1113/#/26

[yash101]

I wish we could be a beta-testing team! How'd you guys become one of the beta-testers? But great job! Looks great!

[tim-tim]

Originally Posted by yash101

I wish we could be a beta-testing team! How'd you guys become one of the beta-testers? But great job! Looks great!

To be honest we do not know how we were selected to conduct Alpha testing this year. We have some ideas, but we do not know any of the selection criteria.

As far as Beta Testing goes, FIRST will send notify teams usually through an email blast for the application process. This year, FIRST sent out this Email Blast requesting all teams interested in participating in 2014 Beta Testing to complete a survey.

Again, we are doing Alpha Testing, which to our knowledge did not have a public registration period; Beta Testing is something you must apply for.

Thanks for the positive comments. Let me know if you need any further clarification.