Custom Drive Stations

[tr6scott]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

Currently I am working on a driver station that has a full sized desktop in it. Should be done for next season.

It is going to have a full sized ATX motherboard, 2 ssds in Raid 0, a nvidia Quadro, and sometimes around the line of an i5 or an 8350.

Are you planning a ups? that is the big advantage of laptops, over desktops, one power blip and your gone...

[aphelps231]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

Currently I am working on a driver station that has a full sized desktop in it. Should be done for next season.

This sounds awesome, but why?

Sometimes you have to question whether or not the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. Personally, I believe there are too many things that can go wrong with a desktop computer (I've built many myself) that would cause issues in matches.

[Landonh12]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

Currently I am working on a driver station that has a full sized desktop in it. Should be done for next season.

It is going to have a full sized ATX motherboard, 2 ssds in Raid 0, a nvidia Quadro, and sometimes around the line of an i5 or an 8350.

This is not a good idea. The power outlets on the field only allow current of up to 3 amps before it trips its internal breaker. Powering a computer of that size AND a monitor will definitely pull more than that.

See 2.2.3.1 here, under PLAYER STATION: https://firstfrc.blob.core.windows.n...-manual-02.pdf

[BenGuy]

Originally Posted by ZamericaZ

Not sure if this is what you mean but Here are some picks of the drivers console we used this year.

As for other teams with custom ones that stood out to me all I can think of are teams: 27 Rush and 3641 the Flying Toasters, I'll reach out to toaster's driver to try and get a pic for you. 27s folds ontop of itself to store the controllers and laptop, I never had a good chance to look closely at it i could explain it better, hopefully somebody is able to.

Our driver station is linked below. There is a description of the driver station in the picture caption. Thanks.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/43832

[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by cbale2000

I think that team that had the like 40" screen still holds that title, not sure where the picture of it went though.

I believe you are referring to 3419's. Pretty sure it was 46" but who's counting.



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[cbale2000]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

I believe you are referring to 3419's. Pretty sure it was 46" but who's counting.

Yup, that looks about right.