Accessing the RoboRIO filesystem

[DarthCoder]

So we're trying to figure out how to access the RoboRIO's filesystem, but we can't find any documentation on it. What's the best way to edit files on the RoboRIO? I heard there's FTP and sFTP support, but I can't find any mention of what the url/IP address would be to access it. Also, it has USB ports, so is it possible to mount it as an external hard drive?

[Greg McKaskle]

From your user program, you can use stdio or the same API you would on a desktop. For LV, any file I/O functions should work.

In order to get files to the roboRIO, you can use a utility such as filezilla. The name of the controller is "roboRIO-team.local". The sftp login is admin and no password. For ftp, the login is anonymous with no password. I haven't done that one in awhile, but I'm pretty sure that is the login.

One other way to do this is to use webdav. I won't go into the details, and while it works, the performance has never been that good.

Greg McKaskle

[DarthCoder]

Alright! It worked, thanks.

[RufflesRidge]

http://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/4485/m/24166/l/282299-roborio-ftp

[DarthCoder]

http://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/4485/m/24166/l/282299-roborio-ftp

THAT'S where it is! Thanks for posting that link I never found that.