Scoring System Problems

[EricH]

The system is supposed to be backed up every now and again--usually during longish breaks (like lunch). If it did crash like that, most of the data would most likely survive.

[mtaman02]

Originally Posted by EricH

The system is supposed to be backed up every now and again--usually during longish breaks (like lunch). If it did crash like that, most of the data would most likely survive.

If you want the honest end of backups, it's usually after each match (providing there's an internet connection b/c it uploads directly to where you see the scores and what not on FIRST's site), and then usually manually backed up lunch then at the end of the day / event. FMS backs up pretty regular w/o any user telling it to do so just in case of such a problem or worse. The way the system is designed and programmed isn't bad at all but the time frame to acct. for EVERYTHING and ANYTHING that COULD happen is extremely slim.

As a reminder if you don't already do so at the event thank your head ref, scorekeeper, fta and ftaa. they're the ones that take a beating when the field malfunctions and do their best to make sure every team plays with in the rule book limits up until its beyond our control.

here here lead position roles at the events *raises glass of mountain dew*

[Mop Iii Top]

It wasn't exactly a technical problem, but at the TC Regional there were penalties like crazy! The max seeding points from the #1 seed was like high 80s low 90s. They called the 3 inch infraction penalty everytime it went under a robot. Even if you tried to get it out, they still called it on you.
We also had alot of problems at TC with the scoring system. One time, the system stopped working, and they had to manually tally the points. We were scoring goals the whole entire match, and it was a penalty free match. They called the final score 2-2. One of our leaders went over and had a chat with the refs, like she does best.