pic: FIRST's New field control system

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by BrianBSL

Agreed - the previous FIRST scoring company had a pretty neat bouncing logo. (Which tended to make the rankings display freeze as it bounced around the screen). Doesn't mean that the system was any good, and it seems like they spent more time on that than anything else.

I also got a chance to get a close look at the provisional field control/scoring system last weekend (including the architeture behind the pretty screens, and the basic technology that is being used). While admittedly still a work-in-progress, it appears to be a good solid system that will address our needs. One of the biggest differences is the level of professional maturity and experience in the new software team verses the prior provider. These guys seem to actually know what they are doing, and have some real backgrounds in writing complex systems and real-time software. That gives me a much higher level of confidence that we will have a reasonable, robutst, and fully tested field control and scoring system ready for the regional competitions. Only time will tell for sure, but it seems that the current software providers are hatching up a pretty good solution to the problem.

-dave

[Astronouth7303]

Who's doing the new one?

[Goldeye]

Originally Posted by dlavery

Only time will tell for sure, but it seems that the current software providers are hatching up a pretty good solution to the problem.

-dave

Is that pun adding insult to injury or unintentionally leaving a bad omen?

[Bharat Nain]

Originally Posted by dlavery

I also got a chance to get a close look at the provisional field control/scoring system last weekend (including the architeture behind the pretty screens, and the basic technology that is being used). While admittedly still a work-in-progress, it appears to be a good solid system that will address our needs. One of the biggest differences is the level of professional maturity and experience in the new software team verses the prior provider. These guys seem to actually know what they are doing, and have some real backgrounds in writing complex systems and real-time software. That gives me a much higher level of confidence that we will have a reasonable, robutst, and fully tested field control and scoring system ready for the regional competitions. Only time will tell for sure, but it seems that the current software providers are hatching up a pretty good solution to the problem.

-dave

I really hope so. It will eliminate one of our bitter yearly discussions regarding the field software. One step at a time...

[Ian Curtis]

Originally Posted by dlavery

I also got a chance to get a close look at the provisional field control/scoring system last weekend (including the architeture behind the pretty screens, and the basic technology that is being used).
-dave

To Dave, or anyone who have seen this field software, Does this system retain the traditional sound effects? It just wouldn't be an FRC event without the buzzer (of course, it also will be quite a change to not here a foghorn every fifteen minutes, but I'm prepared to make that sacrifice.)

-Ian (who is extremely glad he began participating in FIRST after IFI came to town)

[Aidan F. Browne]

Originally Posted by iCurtis

To Dave, or anyone who have seen this field software, Does this system retain the traditional sound effects? It just wouldn't be an FRC event without the buzzer (of course, it also will be quite a change to not here a foghorn every fifteen minutes, but I'm prepared to make that sacrifice.)

-Ian (who is extremely glad he began participating in FIRST after IFI came to town)

Ian - its crazy -- not only did they sound like the same old sound effects we know and love, but it seemed like they actually occured at the time they were supposed to!