How to do overall electronics for the robot?

[inou8it]

Hey everybody, sorry if someone has asked this before. I come from a small team of 8 and none of us know how to do the electrical part of the robot. We have built the base using the KOP for rookies but dont know how to do any of the wiring in order to enter code and actually make the robot run off battery. Are there any videos somewhere where we can watch how to do this or something? Thanks for any help!

[EricH]

I'll give you a start:

Figure 4-3 in Section 4 of the Manual shows the battery/main breaker/power distribution setup. (Exact locations depend on your robot layout, but you will want that to be close together--#6 wire is heavy.)

Now, Figure 4-3 illustrates <R37>, so it's reasonable to start there. <R38>, the next rule, specifies some of the layout--cRIO and radio are in parts A and B. Pay special attention to grounding--if the cRIO contacts the frame, it's a very bad thing. (See <R36>.)

Wiring rules are <R38> through <R44>. It's good to see what you can and can't do. Section 4.3.10, the control system rules, may also help provide insight.

Hopefully that gives you enough of a start that you can get the cRIO powered up to load code.

[Mike Betts]

Start here with the document "Getting Started with the 2011 Control System" then proceed down the page to the document "How to Configure your I/O Module"

Pay particular attention to the three pdfs listed above the "getting started" document and then ask questions...

[Phoenix Spud]

Try http://www.frcmastery.com/. They have TONS of videos that are very helpful for FIRST teams.

If you have any other questions, please PM me.