Week 1 Observations

[Orion.DeYoe]

Originally Posted by ehochstein

From a Robot Inspector at Lake Superior... Be prepared to update your firmware. Bring a flashdrive with the most updated firmware for your PDP, PCM, Roborio and Talon SRX.

Where do we get said firmware and where are instructions for installing it?

[MrForbes]

Originally Posted by Orion.DeYoe

Where do we get said firmware and where are instructions for installing it?

I would start here....

(which I got to from the usfirst.org FRC page, Technical Resources, Programming, on the menu on the left)

https://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/4485

On the left side of the page, "Current Software Revisions" is the link you want.

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Orion.DeYoe

Where do we get said firmware and where are instructions for installing it?

I threw this links page together a while back to help local NEOFRA teams find useful information. The Current Software Revisions page is linked here.

www.neofra.com/resources/links

[idahorobot]

Originally Posted by BBray_T1296

+1

How it was done today in Dallas




No box. They just eyeballed the vertical planes of the box, not my preferred method of checking this rule. If you happen to be off by 1/4" or 1/2" you would likely get away with it especially if it was higher up on the robot.

Really no Plexiglas box like in the past? Is this how it is at all competitions?

[thatprogrammer]

Originally Posted by idahorobot

Really no Plexiglas box like in the past? Is this how it is at all competitions?

It was like that at South Florida too.

[vdoe]

Dead on accuracy with throwing noddles isn't something very hard to get; I've seen several human players who are nailing their noodle shots into the opposite wall. In one practice match a human player tossed 10 noodles and beat the opposing alliance. He alone scored 33 points with no robot working on his alliance, while also making it harder for the opposing alliance by cluttering the space around the human player station on the opposite side

[snoman]

1 noodles make little difference other than clogging up the field.
2 co op pts are huge almost every alliance try to do it. Lots succeed.
3 no 3 tote stacks in auto at the 2 events I was at. Not many pts scored in auto overall.
4 low scores overall. games in the single digits
5 teams communication with everyone playing prior to game is very important

[Doug Frisk]

Originally Posted by snoman

3 no 3 tote stacks in auto at the 2 events I was at. Not many pts scored in auto overall.

You haven't been at the Northern Lights Regional. 2512 has made an auton tote stack in 5 of 6 matches so far.

[snoman]

I am in duluth missed that one. Working other event. The blue alliance shows 2 done in auto by 2512. Still very good !! Are you using encoders to drive straight?

[Doug Frisk]

Originally Posted by snoman

I am in duluth missed that one. Working other event. The blue alliance shows 2 done in auto by 2512. Still very good !! Are you using encoders to drive straight?

That's because the blue alliance only has the first 30ish matches from Northern Lights.

As for driving straight, I tend to try to focus 10 to 12 seconds down the road. If you're asking how the robot does it, I have no clue, I'm just running the FMS and occasionally running ranking reports to Pit Admin.

[ice.berg]

Originally Posted by DareDad

You haven't been at the Northern Lights Regional. 2512 has made an auton tote stack in 5 of 6 matches so far.

I have no idea what you are talking about.....
But we might also bring 2 containers into the zone as well....

[snoman]

Is there a link to a video?

[ice.berg]

Originally Posted by snoman

Is there a link to a video?

Click the facebook link below
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[snoman]

Very cool! !!

[Mike Copioli]

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

I'm not surprised at all. Countless teams need help even to image the RoboRIO. If it doesn't fix a noticeable problem, it doesn't become a priority for teams. Even my team has shown up to competition with an outdated driver station version before.

Allen,

Having a legal robot should be every teams priority. Updating PCM, PDP, and Talon firmware is easier than tying your shoes.