WiFi at a week zero event

[rich2202]

What channel(s) is(are) the school using?

Channels 1, 6, and 11 are non-overlapping. If you can stay away from the School's channels, you should be ok. If you are on the same channel as the school, then you could overload the network. Everyone using the School's wifi could interfere with using the field wifi.

[Taylor]

We've found interference with teams numbered 15XX at our offseason event. We had to disable the school wifi.

[MechEng83]

Originally Posted by Taylor

We've found interference with teams numbered 15XX at our offseason event. We had to disable the school wifi.

I can't think of any team who has numbers in that range... "

[MrRoboSteve]

It's more fundamental than IP addresses.

You don't want to be competing with other wifi access points for the same radio channels. Otherwise you'll have difficulty providing 7mbps to each driver station <--> robot pair.

[jvdiv]

Here is a scan of the networks and channels from in the gym. We have last year's robot and this years robot that we may be able to test.

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by jvdiv

Here is a scan of the networks and channels from in the gym. We have last year's robot and this years robot that we may be able to test.

That looks pretty ugly to me... I would definitely see if you could get some of those access points in and near the gym turned off for the day.

[totesmagotes]

So we all know that creating hotspots is not allowed as well as walkie talkies. However, is there any rule against CPC radios?

[xXhunter47Xx]

Originally Posted by totesmagotes

So we all know that creating hotspots is not allowed as well as walkie talkies. However, is there any rule against CPC radios?

5.5.8 Special Equipment Rules
T21 The only equipment, provided it does not jam or interfere with the remote sensing capabilities of another Team, including vision
systems, acoustic range finders, sonars, infrared proximity detectors, etc. (e.g. including imagery that, to a reasonably astute
observer, mimics the Vision Guides), that may be brought in to the ALLIANCE STATION are as follows:
A. the OPERATOR CONSOLE,
B. non-powered signaling devices,
C. reasonable decorative items,
D. special clothing and/or equipment required due to a disability
E. devices used solely for the purpose of planning or tracking strategy provided they meet all of the following conditions:
1. do not connect or attach to the OPERATOR CONSOLE
2. do not connect or attach to the FIELD or ARENA
3. do not connect or attach to another ALLIANCE member
4. do not communicate with anything or anyone outside of the ARENA.
5. do not include any form of enabled wireless electronic communication (e.g. radios, walkie-talkies, cell phones,
Bluetooth communications, Wi-Fi, etc.)
6. do not in any way affect the outcome of a MATCH, other than by allowing PLAYERS to plan or track strategy for the
purposes of communication of that strategy to other ALLIANCE members..


Emphasis on the bolded part, unless CPC radios involve extreme tethering.