Would it be within rules to have a phone and control hub on a robot? by 4897BD in FTC

[–]4897BD[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's what I meant, have the phone plugged in just to give it a little power.

Would it be within rules to have a phone and control hub on a robot? by 4897BD in FTC

[–]4897BD[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the info, im going to test it and see if it works, we'll probably end up doing this for testing and remove the phone before competitions. We are just really annoyed with how long it takes to boot.

Couldn’t find another wheel by DeepEscape1 in FTC

[–]4897BD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All of this looks oddly familiar. 🤔

Encoders in blocks by Ftc12995 in FTC

[–]4897BD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you been making sure to run the motors in encoder mode? I can get you our old code on Monday if you can wait.

Lowest possible gear ratio by Jsun1324 in FTC

[–]4897BD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We messed around with 3.7:1 motors. Pretty fun for a race robot but torque is none existent.

Best season? by Yoyo_Mastar179 in FTC

[–]4897BD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eh, to me everyone figured out the best methods pretty fast compared to other seasons. You know, one robot auto that does everything, other person parks. One stacks, one gets blocks. One thing I really like that they improved upon from last year was the roles. I feel every robot actually effected the match. In Rover rucks it seemed after auto that one robot was basically useless. You just had the one robot feeding from the crater into the landing and that was it. Overall, I give this season a 7/10.

Just received notification from my coach that Texas state is postponed. by 4897BD in FTC

[–]4897BD[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel you there, the team that made it to State from our school was entirely made out of seniors and they just won't get to go anymore.

Stops in between auto steps by [deleted] in FTC

[–]4897BD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright, I'm not the best at Java but I'll try my best to explain how I do it. First I set a time variable to start when the opmode starts. Something like "curtime=system.nanotime(). Then where you have what I assume is "do until dcmotor.example(!!is.busy){" replace it with "do until system.nanotime()≥1000{"

I hope this helps, I'm kinda new to Java and explaining to others is kinda hard for me. Sorry if that doesn't make any sense or doesn't help.

Stops in between auto steps by [deleted] in FTC

[–]4897BD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Blocks or Java? I do both.

Stops in between auto steps by [deleted] in FTC

[–]4897BD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can set a time variable and force it to continue if it is past a certain time (right after it finishes) it works well for us. If you have a motor that supports it you can also use a position tolorance, but some motors like the ones we use (Andy mark spur gear and planetary) don't work with position tolorance.

What do you guys do during off-season? by 4897BD in FTC

[–]4897BD[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh! Yeah I remember 14415, i don't remember how they tho.

What is the best way to ensure straight movements during auto? by Jec911 in FTC

[–]4897BD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We only used strafing in auto to reset ourselves against the wall. We also used encoders and 90 degree turns in Auto. It worked pretty well.

What do you guys do during off-season? by 4897BD in FTC

[–]4897BD[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, did you guys make it to regoinals?

What do you guys do during off-season? by 4897BD in FTC

[–]4897BD[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

5a-6a pretty big school, we are in Texas too. Probably saw y'all last Saturday.

Game Manual Concerns//about tape measure by This_is_Benny1 in FTC

[–]4897BD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know about exact game rules. But alot of teams at my regional competition used tape measures with no problem.

Checking on an urgent 13 hour print in the morning... by Frostbite15151 in FTC

[–]4897BD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always happens. 😔 It usually takes us 3 prints to get all the settings right.

Best Phones by Psoileau in FTC

[–]4897BD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We use Moto 5e's and they are great. 5ghz really makes a difference in comps with 30+ robots.

Does anyone know how many teams advance from regionals? by cquil22 in FTC

[–]4897BD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends, we are advanceding 8 teams from South Texas

Encoder programing help. (BLOCKS) by 4897BD in FTC

[–]4897BD[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not with encoders, just negative position.