New Controller up

[MarcusF]

Innovation first has the new controller up.... it has a back up battery... automode indicators.... many cool other things


-Marcus

[Greg Needel]

[Rickertsen2]

Worst nightmare come true. More .1 headers!!!

But seriously, look w00tlicious!

Looks like bot of my predictions about the shape and the pinheaders were correct.

[Random Dude]

Hmm... If i'm reading this right, there is no more silly rotating light. They appear to plan on using bi-color LED panels (4 to be exact).

Check out the RC manual under the Team Color connector section

[George1902]

Originally Posted by Random Dude

Hmm... If i'm reading this right, there is no more silly rotating light. They appear to plan on using bi-color LED panels (4 to be exact).

Check out the RC manual under the Team Color connector section

Yay!! 5 more pounds we get to play with!

[Mike Betts]

Originally Posted by George1083

Yay!! 5 more pounds we get to play with!

Who said the LED panels will be lighter?

[edomus]

where did you find the light info?

[Random Dude]

Originally Posted by edomus

where did you find the light info?

RC reference page 11

[edomus]

you have a link?

[Madison]

Originally Posted by Random Dude

RC reference page 11

So, if the team color that is displayed is on an LED panel that's connected directly to the Robot Controller, there's nothing to stop FIRST from, say, changing which alliance you're on in middle of the match?

Nice.

[Clark Gilbert]

Originally Posted by M. Krass

So, if the team color that is displayed is on an LED panel that's connected directly to the Robot Controller, there's nothing to stop FIRST from, say, changing which alliance you're on in middle of the match?

Nice.

And if you have to have an LED light bar on all 4 sides of your robot like these we could be in for a weird game.

[Random Dude]

Originally Posted by edomus

you have a link?

here: http://www.innovationfirst.com/FIRST...2003-12-19.pdf

Or this for the rest of the docs: http://www.innovationfirst.com/FIRST...umentation.htm

[Noah]

It's... beautiful! ::tear::

Or maybe I'm just already in love with the idea of programming in C. whichever.

[WakeZero]

Well, unless they are pulling a fast one on us... there are only going to be a max of two teams, one red and one blue. Those two colors are the only ones specifically mentioned in the manual

[mtaman02]

Originally Posted by WakeZero

Well, unless they are pulling a fast one on us... there are only going to be a max of two teams, one red and one blue. Those two colors are the only ones specifically mentioned in the manual

you know im gonna miss changing the light covers. FIRST must have asked for a change b/c teams where losing battles between keeping there light covers in one piece or their robots for that matter. Why else would Innov. install an internal team color setup. This years game will be 100% different b/c teams will have a new controller to use. Personally I like change but I think its two much change and seeing how spectators cannot determine red from blue robots with out our infamous lights this will make the game confusing unless FIRST has come up with a way to label the red and blue teams???? any thoughts.