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Re: FRC targeting light questions
Yes, it's legal. HOWEVER, it's very bright. So, while it can be powered from a 20A breaker on the PDP, your inspectors will likely require you to be able to turn it off when not using it to aim in order to avoid blinding people. So, put it on a Spike relay and you'll be pretty safe. Even better, keep it pointed low so it doesn't shine in anyone's field of vision!
I think the benefit to these lights is a little less this year, as the Boiler is in the corner with your own alliance station. The tight angle to see where it's pointing makes it less valuable for use there. Using it to line up with the gear slot is possible, but I'm not sure it would be very helpful there, as that's a close-in thing, not a long-distance shot. |
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Re: FRC targeting light questions
Where does a LED light ring plug in? https://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/...accent-lights/
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Your link doesn't seem to be working. But if it's a 12V automotive light ring, then the answer is the same. It can go off a 20A breaker, but if it's too bright you'll be asked to control it with a relay.
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Re: FRC targeting light questions
Since spike is discontinued can I use anything else instead?
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An LED light is considered a CUSTOM CIRCUIT, so those rules apply. You can use pretty much any appropriate relay in a CUSTOM CIRCUIT.
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Re: FRC targeting light questions
I still think it would be best to buy a Spike off an older team.
Also, when you code this (assuming you're in LabVIEW), you can use the Enable Vision global variable to control the relay in Periodic Tasks.vi, but make sure to remove the Enable Vision code from Robot Main.vi, because if you don't remove that and try to set the variable somewhere else (like controlling it with a button in Teleop) it can and will cause a race condition. |
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Re: FRC targeting light questions
We ran one off of a Victor controller in 2012, which gave us the ability to control the intensity.
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If it is a low enough current draw, you can also try using the pneumatic control module directly.
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Re: FRC targeting light questions
Great, where can I buy one?
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