Petition: Scoring Display needs a TRUE CLOCK!!

[ChrisH]

Originally Posted by mtaman02

Too make life easier and more spectator friendly FIRST should put clocks on top of the scoring goals (The Rack for this year) and I'll settle for a redesigned Real Time Score Board with Clock, Progress Bar, Score and where the Scoring Objects are placed. That way everyone can be happy and it will still be cool looking.

The way the Field control system wiring is set up, this is pretty much impossible. We might be able to slide the clock to one side of the player station, but I'm not sure even that is possible

[sanddrag]

Originally Posted by ChrisH

The way the Field control system wiring is set up, this is pretty much impossible. We might be able to slide the clock to one side of the player station, but I'm not sure even that is possible

I hear ya. I remember assembling the field and there is a high probability all the cables reach right to where they go and no where else. But, if at all possible, some sort of clock that displays minutes and seconds would be a WONDERFUL feature to have at the LA (or any) regional. Thanks for looking into it Chris.

[mtaman02]

Your making this problem bigger then it is. All you need doto extend is the primary Power & Data Cables from the clock on the station to the rack. And since there's cable already dangling from the projector rack to help power the Green Lights it won't be that hard to put 2 more cables to power and relay data to the clocks on the rack. The only material you would need is 2 long cables one for power the other for data and then smaller cables to go from one clock to to the other. I don't think it would be all that hard to do.

[dez250]

Originally Posted by mtaman02

Your making this problem bigger then it is. All you need doto extend is the primary Power & Data Cables from the clock on the station to the rack. And since there's cable already dangling from the projector rack to help power the Green Lights it won't be that hard to put 2 more cables to power and relay data to the clocks on the rack. The only material you would need is 2 long cables one for power the other for data and then smaller cables to go from one clock to to the other. I don't think it would be all that hard to do.

And what happens when one of the LCD 7 segment displays are damaged from a robot? There is a reason they have always been behind the drivers station glass.

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by dez250

And what happens when one of the LCD 7 segment displays are damaged from a robot? There is a reason they have always been behind the drivers station glass.

i am thinking he thought of on the top top near the middle where there is no right minded team to deisgn a robot's arm long and big enough to reach.

[mtaman02]

Originally Posted by Alex Cormier

i am thinking he thought of on the top top near the middle where there is no right minded team to deisgn a robot's arm long and big enough to reach.

Thank You - There could be 3 displays in between the Green LEDs and mount them slightly higher where they can not be touched by no robot nor human and The only damage they should endure is constant vibration which we know they already can handle since these displays have been used for 8 years or more. It does not take a rocket scientist to piggy back the data off of one and let that one feed the others. The Mounting is already there and the wiring route is already there - all you need are the materials to finish the job. It may not be any good this year but something FIRST should put together for next year. Have a Time Clock on top of the Goal (If it is stationary like it has been in '04, '06 & and now in '07) out of the way from human or robot contact where they can be visible to both the competing teams and the audience. And for (explicitive deleted) and giggles you can have something built into the on-screen display that resembles a countdown timer with our new friend the progress bar.

[Jeff Rodriguez]

I just tuned into the Las Vegas practice matches and noticed the new real-time display.
They added another bar above the time progress bar that shows the current match number and a real clock countdown.


Thank you FIRST!