who's going to use eprom

[kaszeta]

Originally Posted by Donut

For those of you using EEPROM; what's the advantage in storing values in there rather than in ROM data?

We've always found that our autonomous modes needed adjustment in timing, distance, or speed settings once we got to competition (different carpet, etc.). It's nice to be able to change those instantly without having to download new code. (If you've ever had to tinker with code on the sideline between finals round matches, you know how frustrating it can be to watch that progress bar move across the screen as the ref's keep telling you "you need to be on the field now"....)

[Donut]

Originally Posted by kaszeta

We've always found that our autonomous modes needed adjustment in timing, distance, or speed settings once we got to competition (different carpet, etc.). It's nice to be able to change those instantly without having to download new code. (If you've ever had to tinker with code on the sideline between finals round matches, you know how frustrating it can be to watch that progress bar move across the screen as the ref's keep telling you "you need to be on the field now"....)

I thought that was the fun part of the playoffs? We've never had much of a problem downloading code in time though, so I guess that wouldn't do us much good then.