Mission Possible C
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terence.tan
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Re: Mission Possible C
do you guys think a 1100 would be a competitive score at a state event
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Re: Mission Possible C
The answer is going to vary widely by the state in question. For a competitive state like Ohio (where I am from), this would likely be a top 10 score at our state tournament, but certainly wouldn't be in the top three. I am unsure about New York (which I am guessing is what matters to you). I'd recommend trying to find an invitational with the top New York teams that also releases raw scores. That would be a good benchmark.terence.tan wrote:do you guys think a 1100 would be a competitive score at a state event
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terence.tan
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Re: Mission Possible C
ok thanks for the advicenicholasmaurer wrote:The answer is going to vary widely by the state in question. For a competitive state like Ohio (where I am from), this would likely be a top 10 score at our state tournament, but certainly wouldn't be in the top three. I am unsure about New York (which I am guessing is what matters to you). I'd recommend trying to find an invitational with the top New York teams that also releases raw scores. That would be a good benchmark.terence.tan wrote:do you guys think a 1100 would be a competitive score at a state event
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mpnobivucyxtz
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Re: Mission Possible C
Guys, I have a couple of questions. In my device, I have a circuit that gets completed by water. I have two components in parallel, one of which is an arduino. So when the water completes the circuit, both components are powered. However, the arduino does not do anything until later (it gets set off by the first component). There are less than 10 seconds between the completion of the circuit and the final arduino task, so I don’t think it would count as an electrical timer.
Will the battery powering both at once count as a parallel task?
Also, a battery counts as a non adjustable component, right? Can I use it for both parts without needing to set up a completely separate circuit?
Thank you!!
Will the battery powering both at once count as a parallel task?
Also, a battery counts as a non adjustable component, right? Can I use it for both parts without needing to set up a completely separate circuit?
Thank you!!
Re: Mission Possible C
If I have multiple arduinos, do I need to have a different breadboard for each one? I'm not sure if it counts as "adjustable".
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Nletts19
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Re: Mission Possible C
If I have multiple arduinos, do I need to have a different breadboard for each one? I'm not sure if it counts as "adjustable".
The point of the rule is to prevent multiple actions from going back to some regulating task, like a marble track in the center or a single arduino, so a mission actually has to do all of the tasks and there isn’t a way to skip one if it breaks. A breadboard shouldn’t violate that as the system won’t work unless every task on it works.
This Saturday I ran my mission which uses the same breadboard for the LED and the infrared, and our regional ES (who is also our state ES for mission) said that it was fine. Granted I live in Missouri though, and your ES could have a different opinion.
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ScottMaurer19
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Re: Mission Possible C
IMO it would be like using the same battery for multiple transfers which is perfectly fine.Nletts19 wrote:If I have multiple arduinos, do I need to have a different breadboard for each one? I'm not sure if it counts as "adjustable".
The point of the rule is to prevent multiple actions from going back to some regulating task, like a marble track in the center or a single arduino, so a mission actually has to do all of the tasks and there isn’t a way to skip one if it breaks. A breadboard shouldn’t violate that as the system won’t work unless every task on it works.
This Saturday I ran my mission which uses the same breadboard for the LED and the infrared, and our regional ES (who is also our state ES for mission) said that it was fine. Granted I live in Missouri though, and your ES could have a different opinion.
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Re: Mission Possible C
no. Check rule 6.c.unknownuser2 wrote:Can the elements end outside of the allowed dimensions if they start within?
(I mean they can end up outside, but you lose 50 points per thing)
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Re: Mission Possible C
Ya I wouldn't risk it. I think powering an arduino and the other component could count as a parallel action.mpnobivucyxtz wrote:Guys, I have a couple of questions. In my device, I have a circuit that gets completed by water. I have two components in parallel, one of which is an arduino. So when the water completes the circuit, both components are powered. However, the arduino does not do anything until later (it gets set off by the first component). There are less than 10 seconds between the completion of the circuit and the final arduino task, so I don’t think it would count as an electrical timer.
Will the battery powering both at once count as a parallel task?
Also, a battery counts as a non adjustable component, right? Can I use it for both parts without needing to set up a completely separate circuit?
Thank you!!