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Welcome to Software!
Gear Needed
To start developing robot software for team 2537 you will need the following
- A laptop running Windows 7 or Windows 10
- USB A-B cable
- USB Joystick or USB XBox controller
- Optional: USB webcam
- One of:
- A robot
- A RoboRIO (the computer that controls the robot) and a 12v power supply
Setup your laptop:
- Install the Java JDK 8
- Install Microsoft VSCode and the latest WPILib extension. Detailed instructions are here
- Install the National Instruments (NI) FRC 2018 Update Suite here. Detailed instructions are here
- Install the CTRE Phoenix Framework
Start with an example
The best way to learn about robot programming a robot is to start with a simple example program, run it, study what it does, and incrementally expand its functionality. The WPILib software you installed includes example programs that you can compile and run on a RoboRIO. Review how to use VSCode and then try creating a new robot project.
- WPILib provides 3 frameworks for building robot programs. Build your first program using the iterative robot framework as described here.
- Connect your laptop to the RoboRIO USB port
- Connect your joystick or xbox controller to another USB port on your laptop
- Launch the NI Driver Station Software. For details see here
- Confirm that the software detects your joystick/controller and responds to button presses and stick movement
- Use Microsoft Internet Explorer (not Chrome or Firefox) to connect to the RoboRIO's web interface (usually at http://172.22.11.2) and confirm that you have connectivity with the RobORIO
- Create a test project and follow these instructions to build, load, and run it on your RoboRIO/Robot
Congratulations, you've just built and run your first robot program.
- Create another WPILib project based on the IterativeRobot? framework
- Start with the base program
