Suffield Shakedown 2014

[MarcD79]

Suffield Shakedown 2014 has been verified for Feb. 15, 2014 at Suffield High School. There was question last year if it would continue. I am happy to say it is on again & I will happily take on the responsibility of field set-up, take-down & maintenance during the event. This is my 11th year doing the Scrimmage & hope it continues. I look forward to all the teams that will be participating & hope everyone has a great time. See ya on the the 15th!

[Samwaldo]

SO glad to hear

Team 1099, acquired alot of new machines this year (Laser cutter, 3d printer, Plasma Cutter, Welt Belt Sander, CAD lab computers) BUT most importantly we changed the structure and organization of the team. This year we have a schedule we are strictly following for build season. One of our goals is to make it to Suffield Shakedown, which we haven't in a few years now.

Cant wait!

[MooreteP]

Great to hear that the Shakedown will continue.
When will we be able to sign up?

[Chi Meson]

Best news all day!

[Damiaen_Florian]

YES!! Me and a few of my teammates were so worried that this event wouldn't happen this year, while we traditionally don't attend this event it's always a pure blast to see the very first iterations of strategies for the new game

[jblay]

Originally Posted by Damiaen_Florian

YES!! Me and a few of my teammates were so worried that this event wouldn't happen this year, while we traditionally don't attend this event it's always a pure blast to see the very first iterations of strategies for the new game

Same here.

The Suffield webcast is always an event at the 694 homebase.

[MarcD79]

So far no other details have been worked out. We were told by CT FIRST that they would make sure we have a field, but that so far is all we know at this point. As soon as we gather more details, we will announce it.

[dag0620]

Yay!

I always love going up to Suffield and seeing the game initially play out. I'm glad to hear that it will be making a return!

[who716]

This is truly great news, we always attend suffield scrimmage and its a great way to start the season, If you need any help with field setup or take down I am available

[jwfoss]

This is excellent news. I'm glad to hear that CTFIRST/NEFIRST is continuing to support the scrimmage. It has been a staple of the FRC culture here in the north east for as long as I can remember. As always, let us know if you need volunteers. Pending robot status, I'll be there to help set up at the very least.

[MamaSpoldi]

This is awesome news! We were so sad to hear last year that it would not continue. It is great that CTFIRST is supporting this amazing event in our area.

[spikeman62]

Is registration open yet for this event? If so, who should we contact to register?

[AcesPease]

Originally Posted by spikeman62

Is registration open yet for this event? If so, who should we contact to register?

No, registration is not open at this time.

[MarcD79]

I just learned tonight at our team meeting that we will not have an official FIRST field for the Suffield Shakedown Scrimmage. I will be going to Southington & meeting with team 195. Fred Van Scoy is heading up an effort to build a practice field, which will be available for our Scrimmage. As far as electronics to run the robots, that is up in the air as well. FIRST will not be providing any electronics, due to the fact that the NE district will not have either the field, nor the electronics in time for the scrimmage. I will learn more on Friday night & post an update.
If anyone out there knows how other scrimmages/practices are done to run robots, please let me know!!

[dag0620]

Hi Marc,

While Where's Wolcott now uses official FIRST electronics, back in 2009 and 2010 we actually didn't. Back then we used the FMS Lite set-up that can still be used for scrimmages and practices.

Basically all you need is a wireless router, a computer, two bridges, and a bunch of ethernet cables to connect it all together. This allows you the basic starting, stoping, and timing functions for the field. This however doesn't cover scoring, and this is something you would need to do manually.

http://www3.usfirst.org/roboticsprog...control-system

Scroll down to the FMS Lite section on this page, and all the documentation and software is located there.

While it isn't perfect, hopefully it's a good place for you to start.

All the best!