Wireless programming

[Qbranch]

I have a wireless programming setup that works, runs about 75% speed of normal wired programming. Just turn off the verification option on the IFI loader, works great. Granted you cant use it for robot control, but you can program with it.

Here's my post about something else but it includes links to MaxStream's website... who makes i might add the awesomest FCC legal radios you can buy....

-q

[ZZII 527]

Originally Posted by Qbranch

I have a wireless programming setup that works, runs about 75% speed of normal wired programming. Just turn off the verification option on the IFI loader, works great. Granted you cant use it for robot control, but you can program with it.

Here's my post about something else but it includes links to MaxStream's website... who makes i might add the awesomest FCC legal radios you can buy....

-q

Ditto on the MaxStream stuff. I've been using their tiny little XBee ZigBee/802.15.4 to do wireless TTL via an FTDI serial USB to TTL chip. (Not for FIRST stuff, but it could work.) Amazing little things...I picked a signal five floors above the transmitter. More devolopment required than the XTend radios, though - you would need to make your own circuit board for them. But for $19/$32 depending on the trasmit power, they are cheap enough to play with.

[Mike Copioli]

Were are curently working on a wireless programmer for the RC. The user will be able to send and recieve data, set the robot into program state, and reset the RC all from the loader terminal. No release date yet. It should be available before nationals. It will use a blue tooth interface and operate at the same speed as the wired com. The product will be called Chicken Wire.

[B.Johnston]

Mike,

Put me down on your pre-order lists for both your Chicken Wire and Chicken Aid. 1503 and 1680 will both also volunteer to do any testing you'd like to do in the field.

Bruce

FYI to all,

We're both (1503 & 1680) using a pair of Chicklets ( 1 for the Logitec 3D joystick and one for the Logitec Wired Gamepad) with great results. (The only problems to date have been self induced ... DOH!)