Testing an Intranet at Buckeye...

[DonRotolo]

Pretty cool, and quite generous of you.

Team 1676 has run a wireless LAN for the past two or 3 years at every regional we attend.

The main feature and purpose is our scouting database. We have a dedicated team of seven (six observers - one for each robot - and one 'supervisor') entering scouting data for every match. Every team is invited to use the data in any way they like. There's also some additional functionality - a live video feed from the field, a forum, and some other stuff.

Several teams came up to us in NJ and thanked us, so I guess it's helpful.

We were ranked 44th in our win/loss record, but through scouting we showed that we were 9th in scoring - and so were picked for an alliance over several higher-ranked teams. Scouting has its value, that is why we work hard at it.

We handed out slips of paper explaining to teams how they could connect in and use it. Several teams had wireless with them.

Don

[synth3tk]

Yeah, I remember your database now. Hope this isn't too "intrusive" of me. My network is simply for test purposes, with scouting an after-thought. [I know that'll get some interesting posts, to say the least]. Live video is still being debated right now, since I might be using the laptop to also stream the webcast to Gameday, just don't want to think about the coding needed to implement that. I'm also thinking of adding simple Flash games or something, just as a time-killer.

[Graham Donaldson]

Originally Posted by blakcheez

...with scouting an after-thought. [I know that'll get some interesting posts, to say the least].

What?!?!?! Scouting an after-thought?!?!?! HORRORS!!! -

But seriously, feel free to set up your network. We're actually not attending Buckeye this year anyways (going to GTR week 5), but it's always good to see teams branching out and trying new things for the benefit of others. Good luck!

[eshteyn]

Originally Posted by robotcanuck1676

What?!?!?! Scouting an after-thought?!?!?! HORRORS!!!

But seriously, feel free to set up your network. We're actually not attending Buckeye this year anyways (going to GTR week 5), but it's always good to see teams branching out and trying new things for the benefit of others. Good luck!

If im not mistaken at nationals 1676 and 375 are joining forces to put together an intranet that will give all the scouting database features of 1676 and the communications powerhouse of our system together. You will have the magic of 1676 and a com. link between the stands and the pits

[synth3tk]

No 1676? That's too bad, I was looking forward to seeing you guys play in-person this year.

The other reason I haven't include scouting is because of the fact that I can't seem to find any good systems to use for basic AMPP (Apache/MySQL/PHP/Perl) setups, everything seems to be either created specifically for a device or so complicated that it wouldn't be worth the time to use it.

Speaking of which, would it be possible for us to use the scouting part of your system? I'm not sure of who else will be attending that's using public scouting, and I think it'd only be fair to have the resource there.

[Graham Donaldson]

Originally Posted by eshteyn

If im not mistaken at nationals 1676 and 375 are joining forces to put together an intranet that will give all the scouting database features of 1676 and the communications powerhouse of our system together. You will have the magic of 1676 and a com. link between the stands and the pits

That we are! Should be fun- but we still need to get two other teams to do the two other fields that we're not on- provided we're on different fields.

Originally Posted by blakcheez

No 1676? That's too bad, I was looking forward to seeing you guys play in-person this year.

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Speaking of which, would it be possible for us to use the scouting part of your system? I'm not sure of who else will be attending that's using public scouting, and I think it'd only be fair to have the resource there.

Nope, we're not at Buckeye. We generally go to NJ, one other regional that changes every year, and Championships every two years. Buckeye was our other regional last year, and this year it's GTR.

Check your PM box for info on our database.