Power Management Recommendation for driver stations

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Originally Posted by ebarker

Roger that, I copy your comments well !!

However I posed the question to someone in the know at the event and the answer was negative.

Who controls the field facilities ? The GDC ? FIRST engineering ?

The question needs to be asked because without consistent guidance from HQ there is going to be some confusion.

Our cart now has AC power on it so our alliance members can stay plugged in and charging during queueing. And we have a handheld AC kit for the opposing alliance so they can go ditto !!

When the teams move forward they can pull the plug and place their equipment onto the driver stations. All that doesn't interfere with any understanding that FIRST has at this moment.

Should I post this to GDC Q&A ?

Ed,
It is my understanding that each event is slightly different. Most often the local regional committee is the one paying for the venue and services it provides. I have never had a problem asking for additional power in the Inspection area. I am concerned about power cords running between robot carts while in the queue for obvious reasons. If someone had thought of this before, there should be power at the driver's station for all robot control. The old IFI controllers were powered by the field when you plugged in.