2017 Radio Config Utility Posted

[bdaroz]

Looks like this snuck into screensteps a little while ago:

https://usfirst.collab.net/sf/go/pro...ration_utility

The 2017 radio util is now posted.



[Note to mods: I would have posted in Technical or elsewhere but this seemed to warrant the high visibility in General]

[Joey1939]

Comes from the ScreenSteps guide on how to use it here: http://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/...o-for-home-use

https://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/s...6&postcount=19

[JamieSinn]

Nice catch! I was just about to check teamforge

[billbo911]

Any clue what the differences are between the two versions included in the ZIP file?
FRC_Radio_Configuration_17_0.exe and FRC_Radio_Configuration_17_0_IL.exe

[Ben Wolsieffer]

Originally Posted by billbo911

Any clue what the differences are between the two versions included in the ZIP file?
FRC_Radio_Configuration_17_0.exe and FRC_Radio_Configuration_17_0_IL.exe

From TeamForge:

The _IL version is for Israel teams and contains an Israel specific version of the OM5PAC firmware with restricted channels compared to the regular version.

[bdaroz]

Originally Posted by billbo911

Any clue what the differences are between the two versions included in the ZIP file?
FRC_Radio_Configuration_17_0.exe and FRC_Radio_Configuration_17_0_IL.exe

The latter is for Israel where the frequencies you can use are a little different.

[billbo911]

Originally Posted by Ben Wolsieffer

From TeamForge:

Originally Posted by bdaroz

The latter is for Israel where the frequencies you can use are a little different.

Thanks, makes sense.

BTW, where did you find this information? I would love to be able to find things like that myself without having to post questions here. What did I overlook?

[nickmcski]

It was posted as part of the 2017 control system documentation on screen steps live. https://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s...onent-overview

[jlindquist74]

Originally Posted by billbo911

Thanks, makes sense.

BTW, where did you find this information? [...] What did I overlook?

You probably didn't overlook anything. FIRST hasn't been very good about publishing single indexes of "everything you need". There's always a few things that are a link or two away from their resources page. Over time, you either remember where you found similar things in the past, or you make your own bookmark list.

I try to collect all the digital assets and store them centrally on our classroom server, and also to a flash drive[1] that travels with the team, in the event of a major catastrophe[2].

[1] Which contains "Everything I need to rebuild a build environment and a driver station at 10:30pm the night before[3] an out-of-town regional on a replacement hard drive I bought at Staples[4] one minute before they closed". That includes hardware drivers for our laptops!)

[2] Don't think it can't happen to you. On CD, you are surrounded by people who have ridden out tornado warnings at worlds. And there's the few who had travel trailers raided by hotel parking lot thieves.

[3] I haven't had to do this for FIRST, but I have helped friends do it on two occasions before other events.

[4] Are you traveling? Always locate sources of emergency parts near your venue and your hotel. Know if Uber or Lyft are available if you might need them. In Milwaukee, a Walgreens across from the hotel had a sewing kit with a curved needle that was PERFECT for fixing a bumper tear. In Utah, Home Depot was right across the street from the hotel. Now that San Diego has moved to the Del Mar Fair... at the venue, you're up Penasquitos Creek without a paddle. (The Sports Arena was across from HD and Target.)