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TI calc scouting program
by: Jeff Rodriguez
We’re currently developing a scouting system that uses TI calculators to gather match data. This is the calculator program
This program is written in TI BASIC. So far its been tested on a TI-83+ and TI-84+. If you have another model calculator, please feel free to test it out and let us know if it works.
The idea of this system is that there are a few people with calculators in the stands keeping stats. Come lunch time, they can then connect their calculators to a computer and download all their info to be compiled later. (We’re still working on that part)
The program is split into two areas, robot stats and payload specialist stats. For robots, it allows you to keep track of balls made, balls missed, empty cells grabbed, and empty cells converted.
For payload specialists, its keeps track of two teams, shots made and shots missed for each team. The idea is that you can watch the two payloaders on the right side, left side or middle.
Usage: When you first run the program it will ask if you have run it before. this is to prevent overwriting of data if you haven’t downloaded it to a computer yet.
It will also give you brief instructions on how to use the program.
First, you enter a match number then enter whether you’re keeping track of a robot or payload specialist.
For robot tracking: 1 will increment balls made, 4 will increment balls missed, 3 will increment empty cells grabbed, 6 will increment empty cells converted, Clear will end the match and start another.
For Payloader tracking: 1 will increment Team1 made, 4 will increment Team2 miss, 3 will increment Team2 made, 6 will increment Team2 miss, Clear will end the match and start another.
The data is stored in a matrix. Each team per match has their own row. The format is, in column order from left to right: Team #, Robot balls made, robot balls missed, empty cells grabbed, empty cells converted, payloader made, payloader missed, match #.
I’ve attached a copy of a matrix, so you can play with it. They’re in the TI format but if you open either file with a text editor, you can see the data.
We’re still working on getting the data from the TI format into excel/access or something excel/access can read. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
We also plan on opening this up at our events to have other teams help gather stats and sharing our stats with anyone who wants them.
Please ask questions, make suggestions and play with the program.
Update: We’ve sort of scrapped the idea of using calculators. We never got the computer end of it done and decided to let it go. Fell free to use this however you want.
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