Robot takes a while to start up in autonomous mode

[Jpatterson1710]

Originally Posted by virtuald

I would recommend initializing the gyro during robotInit, otherwise the field might think you're ready and start a match before the gyro finishes initialization.

Generally speaking, the best way to make sure the field knows you're not ready is to stand in your driver station holding a thumbs down in the glass. Often times, our field monitor may be completely green, but teams are still waiting for gyros, camera feeds, or some smart dashboard mess. A good FTA (which as far as I know is all FTAs) would see your thumbs down and would be able to assist before starting the match.

*A simple thumbs down is sufficient. No need to start banging that thumb into the glass unless a countdown to start match has begun.