2009 decryption test

[ATannahill]

First has released the encryption test at http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc....aspx?id=11570. This is probably a hint that the manual is coming.

[ATannahill]

I posted before trying it and I found 2 interesting things.

1. Only the mirror worked.

2. Only the fish is listed as a game hint.

[sayso_411]

True...it didnt go as the FIRST site said it would...

[Browzilla]

Incidentally, FIRST claims it won't work with Mac's Preview; that's not the case (at least with OS X v10.5.5)

Also, yeah. Only the mirror worked.

[jtdowney]

Originally Posted by Browzilla

Incidentally, FIRST claims it won't work with Mac's Preview; that's not the case (at least with OS X v10.5.5)

Also, yeah. Only the mirror worked.

I am using 10.5.6 and was able to view the test file in Preview just fine as well. I downloaded Adobe Reader anyway just in case.

[Greg Peshek]

Um is it just me or do the motors on the flowchart in picture 1536 not look like CIMs. Yes they're black, but it looks like the leads are coming out of the sides, as well as a different face plate. Not sure, maybe it's just me.

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Greg Peshek

Um is it just me or do the motors on the flowchart in picture 1536 not look like CIMs. Yes they're black, but it looks like the leads are coming out of the sides, as well as a different face plate. Not sure, maybe it's just me.

This has been covered in the thread that was created when that chart was first released.

The consensus was that motor is the first thing that looks like it could be used on a FRC robot when you look for DC motors in google images.

[JohnBoucher]

Originally Posted by keen101

cool. here is also a KOP preview on the most interesting looking parts.

Other than these photo's the rest look pretty much standard from previous years.

Where did you find this? I must not have enough coffee in me yet, because I can't find it on the FIRST site.

[ATannahill]

I believe he is talking about the diagram that came with the early shipment of the control system, seen at http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/32057 and http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/32056.

[JohnBoucher]

Originally Posted by rtfgnow

I believe he is talking about the diagram that came with the early shipment of the control system, seen at http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/32057 and http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/32056.

But not the other parts

[Cory]

Originally Posted by JohnBoucher

Where did you find this? I must not have enough coffee in me yet, because I can't find it on the FIRST site.

FIRST still hasn't figured out how to not put pictures of the KOP on links that are viewable by all.

[Bochek]

Originally Posted by Cory

FIRST still hasn't figured out how to not put pictures of the KOP on links that are viewable by all.

Hunh?

[nathanww]

What was the passcode last year? It was some variation of 'drive straight, turn left', right?

Yeah, it was a string of words like that. BTW, does anyone know if the previous years were like that as well? If they were, I might have a go at the manual with a dictionary attack

[SamC]

Originally Posted by nathanww

Yeah, it was a string of words like that. BTW, does anyone know if the previous years were like that as well? If they were, I might have a go at the manual with a dictionary attack

A. No, it hasn't always been a string of words
B. It's probably best to keep your decryption plans to yourself as people on these forums are liable to jump on you for it --something about it not being in the spirit of FIRST

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by nathanww

Yeah, it was a string of words like that. BTW, does anyone know if the previous years were like that as well? If they were, I might have a go at the manual with a dictionary attack

2008: Drive!Straight?turn!LEFT!?
2007: 7sBg8H4x2f3R9C3tm5
2006: S1x240JrTBmsqf95DL06FdsTM33H
2005: 3XTr1pl3play2oo5
2004: FEma2X5E10vEir

Have fun finding any of those in a dictionary, or someone's rainbow tables. As Bochek said, it's also not able to be brute forced.

Just like the game hints, FIRST knows they are dealing with 40,000 high school students. With the encryption key, the give just enough so that some people think they can figure it out, but in reality, there isn't any chance, just like the game hint.