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What to do when your robot loses Comms

There's been a lot of cases of "My robot keeps resetting comms during a match" this year. Whether it's faulty wires, faulty components or just bad luck, it seems to be much more common this year than any other, so let's talk about what to do if (and in some cases, when) this happens to you.

This happened to us many times at the Australian Regional, and as the Driver, this made me pretty upset and my heart sunk. It turns out our circuit breaker was faulty and tripped and reset whenever we hit a defense at full throttle (similar to if you lightly press on the circuit breaker, it will lose power and then get power again without tripping the latch). Other teams have experienced dodgy connections, dodgy radios or FMS not agreeing with their robot.

So, what do you do with the 10-60 seconds you have before your robot comes back online?

Do you stare at it, waiting for it to come back on? No.
Do you look at the logs and try to diagnose the issue? No. The logs will still be there after the match. You can't fix it during the match, so just leave it until you get back to the pits.
Do you have a discussion with FTA about how they're sure its not their problem? No.

Use this time effectively. Look at the robots on the field, both in your alliance and your opposing alliance. Look at what they're doing, and make a plan for what you're going to do once your robot comes back on. Up until the time your match begun, you didn't know what everyone on the opposing alliance was going to do, nor did you know for 100% certainty how the match was going to play out. If you can, relay this information to the drive coaches of your alliance, and if in playoffs, your alliance captain. Use this to coordinate your match to give yourself the best possible chance of winning.
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