FRC 2012: Team Update #2

Competition Rules/Strategy
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The team update #2 is now available in the FIRST team updates section. Team Update #2

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It appears to be down. Phooey.

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It appears to be working on my screen.

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I just got in.

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The FP-9012 motor has been added to [R48]

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So are we going to have a continuous update document? This shows updates from both #1 and #2, doesn’t it?

And does anyone else miss the rational that the GDC used to provide for the changes?

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No radical changes; If they’re not making them now, I doubt they’ll make them until Week 1.

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I am not expecting any until maybe after week 1 or 2.

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I am glad that they posted the fix for the netbook flash drive.

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Ahh, the photos make it very clear. If you plan to use the classmate with the screen exposed, you will need the E11 key.

If, however, you want use it with the classmate closed, you need to use the E09 key.:stuck_out_tongue:

http://frc-manual.usfirst.org/upload/TU1-1.jpg

Makes perfect sense now.

http://thegurglingcod.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c387d53ef0147e244c28c970b-120wi

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We have officially been trolled by FIRST

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I don’t think this was intentional on their part.

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Did everyone see the following in the game update?

Batteries integral to and part of a COTS computing device are also permitted (i.e. laptop batteries), provided they’re only used to power the COTS computing device.

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that was there in the original manual… ::rtm::

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Thanks. I didn’t see it the first time through.

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Definitely not a fan of that… If I print this, it’s a total waste of paper to reprint old info every week. It’s like printing every verse of the 12 days of Christmas 1 verse at a time! :rolleyes: :ahh:

Is there any way to just print a section of what I see on the screen?

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Yes.

Do a “Print Preview” to find what range of pages to print, and then print just those pages.

In Firefox:

File|PrintPreview

File|Print, then select pages then print
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[G26]Strategies aimed at the destruction or inhibition of Robots, via attachment, damage, tipping or entanglement of Robots are not in the spirit of the FRC and are not allowed.

Interesting, they appear to be saying no (traditional) defense at all.

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Does that just mean no tipping, or no pushing, showing, getting in the way, etc?

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Can’t shoot through opposite Alliance hoops? Bummer!