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Cobra Commander
27-01-2015, 21:47
This is what our dashboard looks like.
http://imgur.com/bctvtEu
We can sort of fix the issue by switching the dashboard to java or any other setting and then back to default but it goes back to being blank when we enable. We think this problem is related to us having trouble putting values on the dashboard and using the camera because we got them to work once....just once and we are not sure what broke them.
agapedad
27-01-2015, 22:22
Ours looks the same in 'Driver,' but looks right in 'Developer.'
sprocketman92
27-01-2015, 22:26
Same with our teams driver station
Greg McKaskle
27-01-2015, 22:52
What happens when you click on the Window toggle in the DS? If this controls it, there may be something in the ini file that is stale? Can you tell me if this was used last year? Was the PC imaged, or were new programs simply installed over the old ones?

Greg McKaskle
Cobra Commander
27-01-2015, 23:08
When we use developer user the dashboard seems to work normally again but why does it do this? We did image the classmate this year and we re-installed the dashboard just moments ago. On an unrelated note our camera still isn't working though we are using the exact same settings and code as when it was working last week.

When I clock the window toggle it "breaks" just as if I enabled it.
Greg McKaskle
27-01-2015, 23:26
Is this the default dashboard, or a customized one?

Greg McKaskle
mgurgol
28-01-2015, 18:24
We had a similar issue. Set the task bar to auto hide. There is not enough room on the classmate screen for the dashboard, driver station and task bar.
Daniel
11-02-2015, 15:57
When I start the Driver Station it always sets the Dashboard to Labview. I set it to Java and my dashboard works fine. I exit the Driver Station program and start it again and my Dashboard selection returns to Labview. Is there an .ini setting somewhere or is it a Dirver Station bug?
Alan Anderson
11-02-2015, 18:05
Is there an .ini setting somewhere or is it a Dirver Station bug?

Yes, there's an .ini, and yes, it's a bug.

Does https://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/4485/m/24192/l/290135?data-resolve-url=true&data-manual-id=24192 give you what you want?
Bob Koehl
12-02-2015, 22:43
What happens when you click on the Window toggle in the DS? If this controls it, there may be something in the ini file that is stale? Can you tell me if this was used last year? Was the PC imaged, or were new programs simply installed over the old ones?

Greg McKaskle

Greg: How do you tell if the ini file is stale? We have imaged multiple Classmates, installed the update and started the driver station/dashboard. "MOST" displayed the blown up dashboard described earlier. "Some" come out OK. A couple do not link the dashboard to the Driver Station at startup. This is true in either the Driver or the Developer account.
We have updated the video driver on nearly every one to get the higher resolution. We did not keep track as to whether it was done before or after the initial startup of the Driver Station. Either way it leaves us with a very non-desirable screen.
Is there anything else you can suggest?
Bob Koehl, Michigan Engineering Zone Mentor
wt200999
13-02-2015, 17:03
Greg: How do you tell if the ini file is stale? We have imaged multiple Classmates, installed the update and started the driver station/dashboard. "MOST" displayed the blown up dashboard described earlier. "Some" come out OK. A couple do not link the dashboard to the Driver Station at startup. This is true in either the Driver or the Developer account.
We have updated the video driver on nearly every one to get the higher resolution. We did not keep track as to whether it was done before or after the initial startup of the Driver Station. Either way it leaves us with a very non-desirable screen.
Is there anything else you can suggest?
Bob Koehl, Michigan Engineering Zone Mentor

All the classmates that we have used also show this same error from the original picture posted by Cobra Commander.

We have tried both a custom built LabVIEW dashboard (running from .exe) as well as the default one.

The only difference between the two is on the custom dashboard I can see the one extra control that we placed on the front panel. Is there a bug report filed for this or anyone looking into it?