Team 1107B 2011 Gateway Season 1 reveal

VEX V5 General Discussion General Forum
#41

well we DID analyze the rules thoroughly before we even started coding the autonomous

thanks, we cadded everything and prototyped with cardboard before we cut the first piece of lexan :slight_smile:

#42

What they are doing IS legal because they have a zip tie constantly touching the ground.

#43

I know this is really old, but do you still use the VEXNet upgrade for crystal?? Is it as reliable?

#44

WOW, i thought i was trippin out for a sec :stuck_out_tongue:
yes we do :slight_smile:
i think we are the most ghetto team ever! :slight_smile:
we use the vexnet upgrade with the pic
we use the oldstyle HUGE controllers
and we still use 3-wire motors everywhere! :slight_smile:

why fix if it aint broke eh? :wink:

#45

Gah! Iā€™ve been looking for one of those FOREVER! Haha, and ghetto teams for life. If you saw pictures of our C team (me), I had to scavenge our room for supplies. 3 wire motors, regular screws in the shaft collars. You donā€™t know anyone who still has the VEXNet upgrade willing to sell it? We canā€™t buy another VEXNet brain since we actually lost our sponsorship from the Department of Defense because they went over budget. (Maybe we shouldnā€™t have bought 5 new computersā€¦)

#46

(thread necromancy)

We use the old system: Mostly 3 wire motors, PIC with VexNet upgrade. Of course weā€™ve switched over to HS motors and 3000mAh batteries, but those are straight upgrades.
Weā€™ve actually maxed out the capacity on the PIC at 32000 bytes for our program exactly.

Ack, beaten to it.

#47

Wow, how many lines exactly?

And yeah, I always kill my PIC because I donā€™t have a power expander, and with the drivebase C team has, it needs one.

#48