Java Code Deploying Help

[2185Bilal]

Hey CD

we have recently decided to use Java to code our robot.

but here we have a problem:
everytime we build/deploy the code in Netbeans we get the following message

Waiting to Connect to OTA command server of 10.21.85.2:8001 for the past 10 sec

this message keeps going on and never stops

Would you please help us and tell us what should so or what we did wrong

[krieck]

Netbeans deploys code by FTPing it into your cRIO. My guess is that you aren't making the network connection into the robot.

The first thing to check is whether your Netbeans is configured with your team number, since that will determine what IP address it's trying to connect to. Open the Netbeans preferences dialog and select Miscellaneous / FRC configuration to set it.

Next check that your computer is on the correct subnet for the cRIO. The subnet IP addresses are based on your team number.

If you open a command window, you should be able to "ping" or "ftp" straight to the cRIO. This will help diagnosing network problems.

[joelg236]

Are you sure that the robot is connected properly to your computer/laptop? If connecting times out, that probably means that it is not connected right. Make sure you've set the IP correctly.

[2185Bilal]

Thanks very much, we fixed that problem but now a new message pops up.

This time when we deploy the code:
if does everything but it gets stuck on this line:

[cRIO] GCs: 1 full, 0 partial
[cRIO] ** VM stopped: exit code = 1 **
[cRIO] task 0xdaa8c0 (SquawkRobotTask) deleted: errno=0 (0) status = 1 (0x1)

The consol does not pass this line and gets stuck here
Could you please help me solve this issue

[joelg236]

Originally Posted by 2185Bilal

** VM stopped: exit code = 1 **

That means that somewhere (I'm assuming in the WPIlibj or squawk), this is called.

System.exit(1);

If you could figure out what you're doing in your code that would cause to API to shutdown on you like that, you'll find out why that comes up. It's possible this might be something to do with how you deployed. (Did you image your CRIO correctly? Have you run java code on it before?)

[2185Bilal]

Originally Posted by joelg236

That means that somewhere (I'm assuming in the WPIlibj or squawk), this is called.

System.exit(1);

If you could figure out what you're doing in your code that would cause to API to shutdown on you like that, you'll find out why that comes up. It's possible this might be something to do with how you deployed. (Did you image your CRIO correctly? Have you run java code on it before?)

Well, for the 2012 season we were using Labview, but this year we decided to use Java. So today, I re imaged the cRIO to work in a Java Developing Environment and I also formatted the image. And we have never run java on the cRIO before.

The way we deployed the code, was basically connected to our cRIO using a direct ethernet cable, we opened the Driver Station program and it showed us that we had communication. Then we opened netbeans and pressed the green play button to deploy the code. It did all the stuff it shoudl (built the project, downloaded it, rebooted the cRIO) and then it stops at the line that i posted before.

I am not sure if this is a programming issue or electrical issue. and also if it would be helpful, i can post my code in this thread

[joelg236]

i can post my code in this thread

Sure, do that.

[2185Bilal]

sure here it is:

package team2185.code.exhibtionCode;

import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.IterativeRobot;
import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.Jaguar;
import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.Joystick;
import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.RobotDrive;
import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.Timer;
import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.Watchdog;

public class ExhibtionCode extends IterativeRobot {
    
    // DEFINING THE JAGUARS
    Jaguar lm1 = new Jaguar(1); // left motor
    Jaguar lm2 = new Jaguar(2);
    Jaguar rm1 = new Jaguar(3); // right motor
    Jaguar rm2 = new Jaguar(4);
    
    RobotDrive driveSys = new RobotDrive (lm1, lm2, rm1, rm2);
    
    Joystick control = new Joystick(1);
    
//****************************************************************************//    
    
    public void robotInit() {
        // INITIALIZATION CODE
        // code in here runs when the robot first starts up    
    }
    
    public void autonomousInit() {
        for(int i=0; i<4; i++){
            driveSys.drive(0.5,0);
            Timer.delay(2.0);
            driveSys.drive(0,0.75);
            Timer.delay(1.0);
        }
    }
    
    public void teleopInit() {
        // TELEOPERATED INTIALIZATION CODE
        // runs only once at the start of the teleop period
    }

//****************************************************************************//
    
    public void autonomousPeriodic() {
        // called periodically during the autonomous period
    }
    
    public void teleopPeriodic() {
        if (control.getRawButton(1)){ // if button 1 pressed drive at full speed
            driveSys.tankDrive(control, 2, control, 5);
        }else {                       // else drive at half speed 
            driveSys.tankDrive(control, 2, control, 5);
            driveSys.setMaxOutput(0.5);
        }
    }

//****************************************************************************//
    
    public void disabledInit() {
        driveSys.drive(0.0, 0.0);
    }
}

[joelg236]

That code looks all right. Not sure of your intentions for it (A button to go full speed?), but from an error standpoint, it looks all good. If I were you, I'd reimage the CRIO and possibly reinstall the FRC plugins (Maybe compiling is going wrong and the bytecode won't run).

[2185Bilal]

Okay, I did that and I will try that out tmw in school.

Also is any other advice you can give me

[joelg236]

In this :

public void teleopPeriodic() {
        if (control.getRawButton(1)){ // if button 1 pressed drive at full speed
            driveSys.tankDrive(control, 2, control, 5);
        }else {                       // else drive at half speed 
            driveSys.tankDrive(control, 2, control, 5);
            driveSys.setMaxOutput(0.5);
        }
    }

Make sure you setMaxOutput() back to 1 when the button is pressed. So,

public void teleopPeriodic() {
        if (control.getRawButton(1)){ // if button 1 pressed drive at full speed
            driveSys.tankDrive(control, 2, control, 5);
            driveSys.setMaxOutput(1);
        }else {                       // else drive at half speed 
            driveSys.tankDrive(control, 2, control, 5);
            driveSys.setMaxOutput(0.5);
        }
    }

[2185Bilal]

I meant some advice that would help me to deloy the code. Could you like tell me how teams deploy the code and what should the ip address be of the pc and crio

[2185Bilal]

Okay never mind

I got the robot running. Thanks for all your help, i really appreciate it

And also i will looking forward to see ur team at GTR West and east

[joelg236]

Originally Posted by 2185Bilal

I got the robot running. Thanks for all your help, i really appreciate it

No problem.

Originally Posted by 2185Bilal

And also i will looking forward to see ur team at GTR West and east

I don't think our team is heading out there this year unfortunately. Maybe worlds.