I remember in the previous program I could set the motors to hold mode during the disabled period to hang some points fixedly. But now I found that the same program does not set the hold during the disabled period, they always start at coast mode works. Then I flipped through the forums, and it see…

[image] sukanu: So how should I handle this? One way to solve your issue is with rubber bands. If you attach them in a way that allows the rubber bands to pull your lift up, you can achieve a similar effect. Or you could increase the torque of your lift enough so that gravity isn’t strong eno…

[image] xTigr: This is intended behavior. Vexos will automatically set all motors to coast brake mode when the field control is set to disabled. For a period of time some would argue this was a feature that was mistakingly present in the earlier days. [image] Should V5 motors…

vexos 1.0.11 was released in June 2020, so setting to coast mode was a feature for all last season as well as this. The change was made in consultation with the GDC after we realized the previous behavior was inconsistent with how the cortex functioned, it’s unlikely to ever be changed back. At w…

[image] jpearman: For teams that have a broken USB connector on their brain, we will have other ways to update you Will this method be made generally available? There are definitely some teams with broken usb ports on the brain that aren’t able to update their brains.

[image] jpearman: The change was made in consultation with the GDC after we realized the previous behavior was inconsistent with how the cortex functioned, it’s unlikely to ever be changed back. Not shooting the messenger here, but I have to say the general concept doesn’t make me happy. I s…

[image] Foster: I spent lots of money on motors smart enough to have localalize brakes, why can’t that be used? This is two year old news. When the robot is disabled, we want the motors completely disabled. You can use brake, hold etc. at all other times.

And lots of teams didn’t have a season two years ago deep into Covid. If you want the motors to be completely disabled at match end, then passing it off as a Cortex backwards compatibility issue isn’t the way to go. I would be better to say "While the motors have the ability to have breaking set…

It was considered a minor bug, something I and many others missed, it should have been that way at initial release. The community brought it to our attention. [image] Should V5 motors have any holding power when disabled? VEX V5 Technical Support When the field controller…

Looks like 2020 me liked is as a feature but that @lacsap guy thought it wouldn’t be good for a hanging game. Sheesh, that guy ruins everything. Anyway, it would be helpful in the documentation to say what happens when the robot is disabled. But, I still wouldn’t go back and say it’s for “legacy…

I think it is good for teams to deal with real world issues - what happens when you lose power? If it is consistent hanging, while driving and momentum bangs you into the opposing alliance platform and you just gave the opposing alliance 30+ points… real world issues for roboteers to solve. Also,…

Why can't I now set the motors to hold mode when the robot is in the disabled period?

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jpearman February 10, 2022, 10:49pm 14

It was considered a minor bug, something I and many others missed, it should have been that way at initial release.

The community brought it to our attention.