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tonystark_23
16-01-2011, 12:25
Hey guys, our team this year is using C++ as our language.
That being said is there a way for us to edit the dashboard on the driver station, ex: make the Camera image larger on screen?
Thanks

Mark McLeod
16-01-2011, 13:25
You need LabVIEW installed somewhere to do this.

LV then has a dashboard framework that can be modified, e.g., make the camera window larger.

Alan Anderson
16-01-2011, 22:02
The supplied dashboard program is written in LabVIEW. The source code is available as one of the default projects.

tonystark_23
17-01-2011, 08:11
Right, I installed LabView 8.6 and found the dashboard project. How do I get this "edited" project onto the driver station? Do you just add it in the LabView directory replacing the dashboard project on the developer account on the driver station.

Mark McLeod
17-01-2011, 08:25
It's only the final executable that you need to copy onto the Classmate or whatever laptop you're using as a Driver Station.

Right click on "Build Specifications" and choose New -> Application (EXE)
The properties window will popup and you can
Set the path to someplace you can easily find it later. If you're using LabVIEW on the same machine that will be the Driver Station, then just set the path to C:\Program Files\FRC Dashboard
Change the name to Dashboard.exe
Go to "Source Files" on the left listing
Select "Dashboard Main.vi" and push the right arrow button beside "Startup VIs"
Click OK to close the popup properties windowNow whenever you right-click on that new spec under Build Specifications and choose "Build", your new Dashboard will get created.
Just copy that new .exe over to the Classmate/laptop on a memory stick and replace the existing one at:

C:\Program Files\FRC Dashboard\Dashboard.exe

tonystark_23
17-01-2011, 08:28
Thanks Mark, I just successfully edited it right before your response. Appreciate the help.