[Help] OI Modification

[Katie Reynolds]

Originally Posted by zachriggle

Speaking of LED's... is it legal to interfere with other teams' guidance systems (i.e. spewing lots of IR all over the field in order to mess with proximity sensors). I know it's not legal to cause physical damage, but the rulebook said nothing on this sort of defense.

It's also illegal to use this "defensive" method.

<R31> No devices or decorations are permitted on the robot that are intended to jam or interfere with the operation of the vision system (i.e. changing robot color to confuse opponent’s vision system).

FLOWCHART: (Page 14, Section 5) Question 1: "Is the part a safety hazard or likely to damage robots, the field, or interfere with the humans or the controls?" ---> "YES" ---> "No! It may not be used!"

Also ...

Originally Posted by zachriggle

How many portable computing devices are we allowed to bring? (I was thinking along the lines of a laptop for software reprogramming/modification, and my PDA to link to one of the serial ports to display performance data, etc.).

It was mentioned above that you can bring as many laptops and PDAs as you'd like, but as for using them on the field, that's a no-no.

<R59> Custom Circuits may not:
• Interfere with the operation of other robots
• Directly alter the power pathways between the battery, fuse blocks, speed controller/relay, and motor. Custom high impedance voltage monitoring or low impedance current monitoring circuitry connected to the robot’s electrical system is acceptable, because the effect on the robot outputs should be
inconsequential.
• Directly affect any output devices on the robot, such as by providing power directly to a motor, supplying a PWM signal to a speed controller or supplying a control signal to a relay module
• Be used for wireless communication, such as sending or receiving a signal to and/or from the alliance station
• Connect to the radio or tether ports on the Robot Controller