Our team installed the signal light onto our robot, and currently the signal light is constantly blinking once the power has turned on. According to this link:
http://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/4485/m/24166/l/144972-status-light-quick-reference
the light should be a solid on instead of blinking as the robot hasn’t been enabled. Even when the robot has been enabled, the light still blinks at the same speed regardless of whether its in auto or teleop.
Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
Are you sure that you have wired it correctly? It seems silly but it’s a good place to start. Here are the instructions:
Cut one end off of the 2 pin cable and strip both wires
Insert the black wire into the center, “N” terminal and tighten the terminal.
Strip the 18AWG red wire and insert into the “La” terminal and tighten the terminal.
Cut and strip the other end of the 18AWG wire to insert into the “Lb” terminal
Insert the red wire from the two pin cable into the “Lb” terminal with the 18AWG red wire and tighten the terminal.
Connect the two-pin connector to the RSL port on the roboRIO. The black wire should be closest to the outside of the roboRIO.
Here’s a picture of the wiring.
FYI, the Radio Signal Light should blink the same as the RSL LED on the RoboRio.
Is the status light on the RIO doing the same thing, or is it behaving as it should (solid when disabled, flashing when enabled)?
Unless wired as shown above, it blinks constantly. Common issue. I inspect at least one robot per event with it. fortunately easy to fix.
Thanks to everyone who helped, the Robot Signal Light works properly now, the issue was the wiring, nothing was attached to Lb, so we added a wire from La to Lb.
It is a solid light when on but disabled, and blinking when enabled. Prior to the match, the lights will be solid, but when Auton starts, the lights will begin to blink. Unless there is an issue, then that is how the signal light should work.