NDS Overdrive Scouting System

[Andy L]

any update on this?

[TheOtherGuy]

Heh, sorry, I just noticed this thread had some more posts...

Update: I guess, looking back at the last post in this thread I made, I've come along a bit. The hybrid mode and teleop mode are all wired up and done with. To get a working version I need to add the comments, the save, and then make the Excel spreadsheet. Unfortunately, for the last 2 weeks I've been busy with the team website/english project/programming/building/etc. So I haven't had any time work on it recently... Don't worry though, I'll have it finished by the end of build season! (in fact, maybe I can find some time today to work on it...)

[d235j]

Can you make this software scalable so we can use it with only 1 or 2 DS's ? Not all teams have access to several cards and DS's.

[TheOtherGuy]

Well... the idea with this is that every DS goes to 1 robot on the field... it will work with however many DS's you have, but then you need to remember the numbers and stuff for every robot.

Also, a slight update. I am now 80% done! And by 80% I mean the DS end of the scouting software is now done. The rest of it is an excel macro that may take several days to figure out (hopefully not... but we'll see) that sorts the data and actually makes it useful.

Check attachment for screen shots of the program. Questions & comments appreciated.

[Andy L]

very nice, any plan for pit scouting

[TheOtherGuy]

It's a possibility... Unfortunately, I got tied up with other things and didn't get much time to work on this. However, in the 1 week between ship date and the first regional, I may be able to make a simple pit scouting program that you can use to check off different aspects of the robots. That all depends on if I can regain all the sleep I've lost on time

Another slight update: I'm kinda sorta remembering how to make the macro in Excel, so it shouldn't be but another day or two before the whole project is finished.