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Welcome to the MarketingBot wiki!

The Stormbots Marketing Bot (Mark, for short) is a bot designed for use outside of normal FRC contexts, particularly events and assemblies.

Operation instructions

(in progress)

Development details

Code Overview: Summary of the code and libraries used.

TShirt Cannon Control Logic: How the T-shirt cannon works, it's code, and process diagrams.

Controller Information: How the RC controller is set up, in case of replacement

TODO List

• End User documentation
  • How to set up bot
  • How to drive/operate bot
  • How to fix common issues/troubleshooting
• Development knowledge
  • Code explanations/commenting
  • Code cleanup
  • System diagrams/schematics
  • Document modular connector layout/cad for future modules
• Find Tshirt supplier
• Hardware TODO
  • Drivetrain (airflow?)
  • Improve drivetrain power (cannot turn on some surfaces)
  • MOV circuits
  • LEDs
  • Waterproofing? (battery location/connection)
  • Pnuematic dump valve location/accessability
  • Fix module connector (make or buy PWM contact housing)
  • Drivetrain encoders?
  • Make controller board more robust (isolators + voltage protection)
• Software TODO
  • Clean up/correct state machine [see here](https://github.com/stormbots/MarketingBot/wiki/TShirt-Cannon-Control-Logic]
  • Cannon angle fixes
    • Fix angle encoder input type
    • Improve angle PID/limits
    • Ensure encoder works from any starting position
  • Identify intermittent "fire twice" bug