Operator Interface Improvements

It seems from a posting on the Yahoo board (message 452) is that the OIs are different from year to year. Anyone figure out how to differentiate the different year OIs? They all seem to look the same.

>You may use last year’s for tether purposes but NOT for use at the
>driver station. Every year, the OI is improved and this year’s OI
>has better frequency control and is the only one you can use to drive
>your robot remotely from the driver station.

*Originally posted by Dan *
**It seems from a posting on the Yahoo board (message 452) is that the OIs are different from year to year. Anyone figure out how to differentiate the different year OIs? They all seem to look the same.

>You may use last year’s for tether purposes but NOT for use at the
>driver station. Every year, the OI is improved and this year’s OI
>has better frequency control and is the only one you can use to drive
>your robot remotely from the driver station. **

I don’t have one in front of me to verify this, but i think they put barcoded serial number stickers on the OI and RC. Also, look for a small jumper next to the dashboard port. That’s new for this year.

*Originally posted by Nate Smith *
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I don’t have one in front of me to verify this, but i think they put barcoded serial number stickers on the OI and RC. **

No barcodes on my 2000/2001 OI. I don’t have a 2002 OI in front of me.

*Originally posted by Dan *
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No barcodes on my 2000/2001 OI. I don’t have a 2002 OI in front of me. **

I know they put barcodes on the Victors this year, not sure about the RC/OI.