= Electrical Training =

== Basic Training for Everyone ==
Robots run on electricity and are controlled by electronic systems running software.  All students and mentors should have a basic understanding of those systems and appreciation of how they work.  The overview training below introduces the basics of electricity, the components that make up an FRC robot, and the fundamental electrical tool that every home should have and every team member should know how to use:

=== Self Study ===
* [wiki:ElectricalIntroduction Electricity]
* [wiki:ElectricalFrcIntroduction Robot Electrical Systems]
* [wiki:ControlSystems/Electrical/Training/Arduino Learn electronics and microcontrollers with Arduino]
* [wiki:ControlSystems/Electrical/Training/Components Electronic components] (resistors, capacitors, etc.)
* [wiki:ControlSystems/Electrical/Training/FallTraining Fall Training Projects]

=== Lessons ===
* [wiki:Electrical/LearningGoals Learning Goals]
* [wiki:ElectricalBasicTraining1 Electrical 101]


== Advanced for !Electrical/Control Systems !Students/Mentors ==
* Motors
   * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shJAV59NS6k Back EMF] or why motors draw less current when spinning fast

* [wiki:CircuitsLabs Circuits Labs]
* [wiki:Pneumatics]
* [wiki:SensorsElectrical Sensors]
* [wiki:ElectricalCommonComponents Common robot electrical components]
   * [http://khengineering.github.io/RoboRio/faq/roborio/ RoboRIO]
   * [http://khengineering.github.io/RoboRio/faq/pdp/ Power Distribution Panel (PDP)]
   * [http://khengineering.github.io/RoboRio/faq/vrm/ Voltage Regulator Module (VRM)]
   * [http://khengineering.github.io/RoboRio/faq/pcm/ Pneumatic Control Module (PCM)]
   * [http://khengineering.github.io/RoboRio/faq/motor/ Motor Controllers]
   * 
* [wiki:ElectricalWiring Wiring and cable dressing]
* [http://mililanirobotics.org/documentation/electrical/bible/TheroboRIO.html#h.cfzbz61rgdnx Wiring the CAN bus]
* [http://www.simbotics.org/files/pdf/pneumatics.pdf Pneumatics overview]
* [https://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/4485/m/24166/l/144971-wiring-the-2015-frc-control-system Wiring an FRC robot]