[CJO]

The FIRST scripting has just been released. That means that all of this complaining was without even seeing the "scripting." Kevin Watson wrote the scripting system. It is available at kevin.org/frc.

Please download the zip, and take a look at the way it works before you start complaining, even the writing is difficult. Not to mention, the Camera software is not supported by the scripting system . . . so, all of you "its too easy to program" people, figure out a way to make the serial port driver in the FIRST release (required for LCD screens and the new powersystem) interface with the serial port driver required to make the Camera function. In addition, you must develop scripting commands for each camera function. Then, add interrupts, encoders, math libraries, gyro control, banner sensor control (for those of you who do wheel rev counts), custom interface control (a nightmare to adapt to the new serial drivers), and any custom robot parts, and then, sure, its almost easy.

P.S.: For anyone not thrilled to do all that themselves, I have posted a version of the default code in the white papers section here. It includes support for the camera, the new Dynamic Diagnostics Tool (included in IFI loader 1.8), LCD screens, and the power system, it also incorperates interrupts, encoder control, and gyro control. In addition I have included the cordic math libraries and basic camera control, while maintaining the scripting set-up.