[CRUSH-code] controller problems - see this info from Team Update 16 if you haven't already

[Bill Bennett]

IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM INNOVATION FIRST

All Teams using the FRC 2006 Robot Controller are strongly urged to update their FRC

Code at the earliest opportunity to prevent possible Robot Controller mis-operation.

Issue 1 - Symptom:

Teams using the 2006 Robot Controller may observe abnormal readings for the Robot

Battery voltage on the OI while the actual voltage to the RC is 12V. In some cases possible

unexpected behavior from the robot may occur. This results when data packets get shifted.

When the battery voltage indication data on the OI gets shifted, the display might well read

the OI Port 4 Aux value (where the default value (127) typically converts to 8.2-8.3V when

Port 4 is not connected).

Fix: Add "protected" to memory area.

Issue 2 - Symptom:

Teams may observe printf statements not working and/or experience unexpected behavior

from the robot. This occurs if your code is larger than 64K.

To verify if your code exceeds 64K:

>From the IFI Loader. When the file to download is highlighted, hit Return. You will see ..

Flash 800 - xxxx, Mem Size yyyy (displayed in hex) in the status bar. The xxxx hex value is

your total memory size. If this value (xxxx) is larger than FFFF (displayed in hex), your code

is larger than the 64K boundary.

Fix: Reset the Code Model

Directions:

Follow the step-by-step instructions provided in document ? 8.2 - 8.3 Voltage Issue and

Large Code configuration (3-14-06, pdf) listed under News or Announcements on the IFI

Web Site at http://www.ifirobotics.com/.

Note:

Be sure to get the FRC_library_8722.lib installed as recommended in Team Update 13.

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