help with Operator Interface and FRC robot Controller

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Originally Posted by RoarRoar

Hello

I have make a submarine and I will use Operator Interface and FRC robot Controller to control my 4 motors (thrusters) on submarine.

Sow I need some help with my Operator Interface and FRC robot Controller.
The Operator Interface and FRC robot Controller is new,sow i dont no what I shall do.however
I have connect all cables,2 Analog joystick and the 4 Motor Controls to FRC robot Controller and the Operator Interface,I use two RS232 converter to RS485 instead of Radio Modem, because the Radio Modem don`t work under the water, sow I have a long cabel.

When I power up Operator Interface and the FRC robot Controller with RS232 converter to RS485, the LEDs indicator on Operator Interface and FRC robot Controller indicate this:

FRC robot Controller

Battery Power : GREEN Blink
Program State : GREEN Blink
Radio Modem : RED Solid
RC Hardware : GREEN blink
RC Mode : OFF/ no LED


Operator Interface


Operator Interface

POWER ON : GREED Solid
DATA TX : GREED Solid
VALID RX : GREED Solid
NO DATA/Radio : NO LED
MAIN Fault : NO LED
AUX Fault : NO LED
RADIO Fault : NO LED
INTERNAL Fault : NO LED

Robot controller

VALID RX : GREEN Blink
NO MAIN BATT : RED Solid
LOW MAIN BATT : Orange Solid
CODE ERROR : RED Solid
BACKUP BATT : NO LED


I will take a photo off Operator Interface and the FRC robot Controller to morrow.

You need RS-422 not 458, but you can use the tether cable.
Also if you modify the Antenna on the radios, they will work under water.