VADCFLL-L Archives

First Lego League in Virginia and DC

VADCFLL-L@LISTSERV.JMU.EDU

Options: Use Forum View

Use Monospaced Font
Show HTML Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
From:
Eric Palmer <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Eric Palmer <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:53:39 -0400
Content-Type:
multipart/alternative
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (3139 bytes) , text/html (5 kB)
The designs used to have lighting as part of the instructions. They dropped
that several years ago.  Sometimes lights are important if the kids use the
color or light sensors.  But tournament lighting varies so much that teams
should learn to use the sensor calibrate function to ensure it is set up
properly for each new environment they run the robot in.

Eric

On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Joseph Trombo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Sometime over the Summer, the official table building instructions were
> updated. I know because I printed them out for a shopping trip to Home
> Depot, then lost the instructions before beginning construction, and saw
> that they were different when I printed them out a second time. The webpage
> is http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge/teamresources, there is an
> Adobe file "Official table building instructions" in the Preparation block.
> Is also says to align the mat with the South table wall, and have even gaps
> on the East and West sides.
> Nothing about a lamp, though.
> Hope this helps.
> Amy
>
> --- On *Fri, 8/24/12, Haydee Cooper <[log in to unmask]>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Haydee Cooper <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: [VADCFLL-L] table design question
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Friday, August 24, 2012, 9:35 AM
>
>
> Thank you to everyone who has responded to my earlier questions (I
> hesitate to answer individually for fear of cluttering your mailboxes).
>
> A family in our neighborhood whose children have outgrown FLL very kindly
> gave us their FLL table. It came with an additional L-shaped arm that
> you're supposed to nail in the middle of one of the sideboards and that
> would hang over the board to attach a shop light on. They said that this is
> because the lighting needs to be well-controlled in order not to confuse
> the robot's sensors.
>
> This "light post" is not included in the current table design instructions
> on the FLL website. I'm wondering whether it's an artifact from the earlier
> generation of Mindstorms and is no longer needed?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Haydee
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit
> https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or
> leave the list".
> VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L.
> Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-announcements-l.html to
> subscribe.
>
> ------------------------------
> To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit
> https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or
> leave the list".
> VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L.
> Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-announcements-l.html to
> subscribe.
>



-- 
About Me <http://about.me/ericpalmer>
http://www.thingiverse.com/DaddyOh
Join the 3DPrinter Revolution
http://makerbot.com

-- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list".

-- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe.


ATOM RSS1 RSS2