pic: Game hint

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by hipsterjr

This is defiantly legit

defiantly indeed. Freudian slip?

Originally Posted by neutrino15

I am guessing that there will be stations around the field that give data to the robot.. And the robot has to carry that data to another station..

Perhaps, but how to "send' that data once it gets there?

Originally Posted by billbo911

My guess is they will not be using a 38KHz transmitter to limit the amount of reflected and false signals on the field.

38 kHz is a standard modulating frequency for IR remotes, used by almost all manufacturers. The IR receive module from Radio Shack is centered on 38 kHz as well.
The idea is to filter out the 38 kHz Carrier (that is, demodulate the data) to dramatically increase the resistance to noise and stray IR. Any such circuit will have low sensitivity to carrier frequencies other than 38 kHz. Cable TV remotes generally do NOT use 38 kHz to avoid interfering with (or controlling) the TV/VCR/DVD/etc to which they are attached.

Originally Posted by robotcanuck1676

THIS IS MAKING ME GO CRAZY!!!

This assumes that sanity was the starting point... Alas, and sadly, this is not so...

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What we know:
1. Not a hoax
2. Used for FRC 2008
3. Can be used to receive/decode up to 4 IR signals, and act upon them.
4. Compatible with systems on the Robot.
5. The team can pick (teach) the four IR signals...
6. It works from at least a few feet away.

Speculating, if it's on the 'bot, and the 4 signals are unique* to a team, then only that team** can do something with it - sounds like a remote version of the autonomous "version" switches many teams use.

Teams will need to change autonomous*** strategies after the field is set and teams are at the player stations, but before the match begins. This board allows that.

Don

* They get to pick the remote & buttons used for teaching, right?
** Hypothetically, two teams could pick the same remote AND the same buttons...but that's unlikely, and can be mnodified at competition anyway.
*** Or maybe change something fundamental during regular play, but I suppose the OI can be used for that...