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Originally Posted by 1885.Blake
A better version of it would be useful as a teaching aid (allow teams to use it but not distribute the source?); but let's not forget that the students are supposed to learn how to give their machines software instructions...
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I agree, but in the case of FTC, teams are required to purchase the programming kit as opposed to FRC where it the "programming kit" is nothing more than a compiler and a standard serial cable. In both competitions there are requirements on the firmware that needs to be on the controller as well as the libraries/templates used by the software. The difference is that with FTC default code is already on the controller, so there is no need for a team using the defaults to purchase the programming kit. FRC controllers come without code, so downloads are required, and a standard interface is used.
rswmay - My experiences definitely sound similar to yours. I have been saying that had my (and the other software inspector) not been involved in FRC/FTC and were just random people off the street that the day would have turned out very differently.