OM5P-AP wifi dropping out

[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by Chris_Ely

The Robot Access Period is a replacement for the practice day at a traditional 3-day regional. As the manual states, teams may do anything they would normally do during Build Season during the Robot Access Period. This includes adding, removing, and replacing parts. The radio is also a COTS part, and it does not count against the Withholding Allowance.

yea but, if this was a practice day at a regional a team would not have a week to fix an issue with a part.

[R.C.]

I don't even understand why people care... Honestly I'd rather have these guys ready to go and kick butt vs spend the entire day debugging a radio...

[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by R.C.

I don't even understand why people care... Honestly I'd rather have these guys ready to go and kick butt vs spend the entire day debugging a radio...

I do agree with that. I also think Bag day should be revised. But, that is a discussion for a different thread.

[R.C.]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

I do agree with that. I also think Bag day should be revised. But, that is a discussion for a different thread.

Then there is no need to post that information here, we should keep posting about how to fix their issue. I'm sure many teams will have radio issues this year.

[camtunkpa]

Please let's get this back on topic. Thank you to those who have already made helpful suggestions.

Also don't worry the radio in question will not end up on the competition bot as we would never trust it for competition.

[Chris_Ely]

Could there be a loose connection inside the radio?

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by camtunkpa

One thing we do question is that our wifi light never lights on our radio.

Everybody seems to be ignoring this clue.

You're sure the green light doesn't come on at the end of the radio boot sequence? That would mean the OM5P either is not properly configured, or is just plain broken.

I'd start by making doubly certain that the firmware and configuration are correct. Then I'd take apart the router and look for debris or damage.

[team222badbrad]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

Everybody seems to be ignoring this clue.

You're sure the green light doesn't come on at the end of the radio boot sequence? That would mean the OM5P either is not properly configured, or is just plain broken.

I'd start by making doubly certain that the firmware and configuration are correct. Then I'd take apart the router and look for debris or damage.

The wifi light never came on during our robot access period.

We did take apart the router and found no issues or metal chips.

We did notice that the router was "singing". I am not sure if that is normal or not.

The students did update the firmware. We will have to double check to make sure it was done correct.

[camtunkpa]

Update: We have tried just about all the suggestions so far. We wired the radio into our practice bot and are now 99% sure we have a defective radio. We left the radio completely alone and it would stay connected as long as we wanted. The original 80 second time was probably due to somebody that was holding the radio moving. If we tapped on the center of the front of the radio we could instantly cause a reboot state on the radio. The tap that caused the reboot takes less force than it takes to click my mouse button. Reboot time of the radio in case anybody is wondering is one minute twenty seven seconds.


We took the radio apart looking for loose connections and everything seemed good.

At this point we are dead ducks sitting in the water hoping Andymark ships our replacement in time for our week one competition.

[rrossbach]

Originally Posted by camtunkpa

At this point we are dead ducks sitting in the water hoping Andymark ships our replacement in time for our week one competition.

Hey Cliff - have CC'd you on a PM connecting you with the CSA at Mt Olive this weekend....he's planning on having extra spares available so hopefully no matter what happens you'll get up and running. I'm CSA'ing at Hatboro so won't be there but I'm sure there will be plenty of help to get you up and running. Best of luck!

- Ron
Team #2607 controls mentor

[camtunkpa]

Thanks Ron!

[camtunkpa]

Again Thanks for everybody's help. Fedex delivered our new OM5P yesterday and everything seems good to go. We also contacted open mesh and we are sending the problem unit back to them in exchange for a new unit.

[billbo911]

Originally Posted by camtunkpa

Again Thanks for everybody's help. Fedex delivered our new OM5P yesterday and everything seems good to go. We also contacted open mesh and we are sending the problem unit back to them in exchange for a new unit.

Now THAT is awesome!
Glad to see Open Mesh is standing behind their product.

You must admit, we don't really treat these radios as they were intended. I really doubt the design team ever considered mounting these on a mobile platform and pounding the snot out of them.

Maybe it is time for FIRST to consider creating design specs for a radio and seeing if anyone would be willing to manufacture something specific to our needs. Something secure, and can handle LOTS of shock load!

[team222badbrad]

Originally Posted by billbo911

Now THAT is awesome!
Glad to see Open Mesh is standing behind their product.

You must admit, we don't really treat these radios as they were intended. I really doubt the design team ever considered mounting these on a mobile platform and pounding the snot out of them.

Maybe it is time for FIRST to consider creating design specs for a radio and seeing if anyone would be willing to manufacture something specific to our needs. Something secure, and can handle LOTS of shock load!

The unit we had had no run time on it. It was installed on the robot, but it had never been driven.

[dradel]

Our team is less than impressed with the new radio this year. The power connection is at best weak, takes longer to connect than the previous radio.
Here is to hoping andymark vex or cross the road makes a radio meant for our application.
Imagine a small chassis radio like this years, but with waggo connections, and a zip tie mounting option.
One can dream.