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Re: [FTC]: Can anyone lend assistance?

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Originally Posted by HAL3019 View Post
Hey everyone, this is HAL's second year in FTC, but we aren't starting out so hot..
Our first problem is with LabView... people keep telling myself, and our team programmer that LabView is a bad choice, and that RobotC would be better. This point is well known- but the serious question is in if there is a teleoperated template out yet, as the template given with the software was 5x too big for the NXT memory.
Why exactly is LabVIEW a bad choice? Is there something you are attempting to do with LabVIEW you are having trouble with? Have you been unable to find resources and training material on LabVIEW? Have you posted any of your questions to the FTC forums on ni.com?

The templates that ship with the software and are also available on FIRST's website are definitely not too large for the NXT memory. If you running out of space on your NXT you either have too many unnecessary files on the brick or you need to defrag the NXT. Defragging can be done in the NXT Terminal (Tools»NXT Tools»NXT Terminal). If you need to clear up additional space you should remove files such as NXTShell.rxe and Program Chooser (after you have set your teleop program).

You can also save space by preventing the FTC Controller Station from automatically downloading Program Chooser.rxe and FTCTeleopBasic.rxe by renaming or removing these two files from the directory that contains FTC Controller Station.exe.

I am sure by this point I am probably sounds a little defensive, but as a NI Developer who worked on the FTC software I can promise you NI is very committed to making LabVIEW a good choice. We have a lot of resources on our site (linked above) as well as support forums that are monitored by members of our K-12 Software R&D team.

Cheers!
Mark
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