E- Stop and The New FRC Control System

[Nate Smith]

Originally Posted by Gdeaver

In the video, for a spit second it appears that the OI competition port is bare. Nothing plugged in and the system is functioning. Shouldn't the system be disabled if nothing is in the port? The reason I'm especially concerned with the disable is that last week we started up the 2008 robot and it became instantly apparent just how important a functioning easily engaged disable button is.

Without something connected to the competition port, with either the new system or the old IFI system, it will operate just fine. It is recommended to have one for safety purposes, but it has never been a requirement for the system to work properly "at home," i.e not at an event.