Debugging Help

[Culvan Van Li]

Our team ran out of time for testing the autonomous code this year. It seems to work great while the robot is on blocks but when it actually starts running around on the ground we can't tell why it is making the decisions that it is.

Anyhow it's clear that we will have to fine tune the code during practice matches. We need some way to gather data from the robot while it's in autonomous mode and driving around on the field. I believe we can use the dashboard port, but it looks like it's more complex than just using the printf commands we've been using through the program port. Furthermore, since we will have to stand back from the OI during auto mode we may have trouble seeing what it is doing. I'd like it to log the results so we can review them between rounds. My preference would be to use a terminal emulator with a capture buffer to keep all the information.

The short version is we need help with the following:
1) How do we code it so particular variable information comes out of the dashboard port.
2) Where is the OI/RC jumper in the manual. I won't have access to the OI again until the regional so I'd like to make sure I know where it is. The diagram in the OI reference guide doesn't show the jumper. The picture on IFI's website seems to show something between the Dashboard port and port 1. is that the jumper?
3) Apart from custom written software, is there a way to log the output of the dashboard port?

Andy