FTC 16072-Quantum Quacks Updates

[alan412]

11 Jun (from Alan - coach)

• Have gotten motors to move using Java and Python (expansion hub)
• Have updated firmware on A301s using RHM2 (Love it running on systemcore. Other than the install being noisy, clean and works great. (Would be great if the summary could show what gearbox was attached)
• Would also like it if RHM2 had an "identify" for A301s that would make it's LED light up on the utility page. (this would also be great on the motioncore page)
• Would also be nice, if RHM2 could save the last "custom" firmware you uploaded so you could use it again and again.
• LEDs on Motioncore are leaky (ie, fault LEDs on right side have light spillover from PWR/MODE/STATUS)
• Random thought - if Systemcore had same CAN connectors as Motioncore then you could make an outreach bot with just a Systemcore and 4 A301s. This would also make this part of the device not a "waste" for FTC
• A tooltip over "Emergency Stopped" on the driver station that tells you how to reset the robot would be useful.

[jfabellera]

You can click the sun icon to identify the device (I realize the button is missing a tooltip):

[alan412]

Oh, I didn't realize that. Cool.

[ThadHouse]

Random thought - if Systemcore had same CAN connectors as Motioncore then you could make an outreach bot with just a Systemcore and 4 A301s. This would also make this part of the device not a "waste" for FTC

There'd be power concerns around this. Because then you have to run 4 motors worth of current over 1 microfit power wire.

And then systemcore internals would need to be updated to handle high current.

[alan412]

I didn't calculate the amount of current the A301s pull and see if four of them would fit within the envelope. Trying to think of some way those ports could be used.