BETA 2015?

[coalhot]

Originally Posted by Link07

IIRC, Team 2600 and Team 4454 were also beta testers last year

As far as I know, we applied and didn't get it this year.

Congrats to all the teams that got in!

[Ernst]

Team 1732 is excited to get to help test the new control system. Time to start putting together a Beta Test Blog and some resource pages.

It's a shame that we won't have the new system in time to bring it to some midsummer events like IRI and R2OC.

Is there any way to check what language teams plan to use? I'm pretty sure that the map used to have that information and showed us as LabView and 5148- NB Blitz, our closest Beta Test neighbors, as C++.

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by ZehP

Is there any way to check what language teams plan to use? I'm pretty sure that the map used to have that information and showed us as LabView and 5148- NB Blitz, our closest Beta Test neighbors, as C++.

It still shows the language for me. If you look at the list view, it's more convient. https://www.google.com/fusiontables/...OsMo#rows:id=1

[Jon Stratis]

I think the languages were removed when they changed it to include all Beta teams, not just US ones. The original link was (based on this thread from this morning):
https://www.google.com/fusiontables/...OOsMo#map:id=3

The current link (as of the time of this post) in the blog is:
https://www.google.com/fusiontables/...-0xvT#map:id=3

[Michael Hill]

Small request, can we put all data from beta teams in 1 thread and update the first post with links to beta team findings? Please?

[Lil' Lavery]

I know we're still spoiled compared to many parts of the FRC world, but no beta team around Philadelphia really kinda sucks.

[E Dawg]

Does anyone know if we will receive the 2015 IDE's with the control system? Or will we have to use the ones from last season?

[Jon Stratis]

I would assume you'll be using the new IDE's... we did for Alpha testing, and they have all the instructions ready on Screen Step Live for it. I can't see them going backwards for beta testing.

[PayneTrain]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

I know we're still spoiled compared to many parts of the FRC world, but no beta team around Philadelphia really kinda sucks.

What I find to be really silly in the case of the MAR area is that there are around half a dozen offseasons you could demo the control system at in an informal but constructive enviornment, but they have put the burden of doing that on 1 team. I guess education about the new system through the beta either a) isn't as important as I percieved initially, b) they seriously are entrusting MORT to cover a 120+ team area all by themselves (not a dig at 11), or c) beta education just is important but fitting into whatever requirments FIRST specified for testing narrowly beat it out, and MAR is supposed to deal with it.

Meanwhile in Virginia we have 3 teams in the state selected for the program and only two unique offseason events and (I believe) only one group of open workshops so I guess I don't know what's happening but I imagine I'm not alone in that regard.

[Kevin Selavko]

3260, SHARP, as well as our next door neighbors 3504, Girls of Steel, will both be beta testing in Java, although it appears that our team is not on the map. Both of our alliance partners from Pittsburgh, the RoboBees and Westytek, also have gotten the chance to be beta testers.

[tim-tim]

Barring some unforeseen circumstance, we will have the Beta Test bit at Duel on the Delaware. Last year we traveled to 4 states and DC to showcase the new control system during our alpha testing phase.

That's at least one event in MAR that MORT won't have to worry about.

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by Kevin Selavko

3260, SHARP, as well as our next door neighbors 3504, Girls of Steel, will both be beta testing in Java, although it appears that our team is not on the map.

It's because both are listed as Pittsburgh. Both are there, but 3504 is hiding 3260. The same thing occurs in Rochester, NYC, Seattle, and San Jose.

[AllenGregoryIV]

We applied and didn't get selected but 118 and 1477 did and we see them pretty regularly so not a big deal for us.

Hopefully we will see a lot of useful code published before kickoff. The more we have to work with the better.

[magnets]

Is there a collection of websites/teams that will be updating with information, code, pictures, or video of the new system?

Also, are there any alpha teams that have information out there? I've tried going down the list, but haven't found any yet.

[MattInAHat]

Originally Posted by magnets

Is there a collection of websites/teams that will be updating with information, code, pictures, or video of the new system?

Also, are there any alpha teams that have information out there? I've tried going down the list, but haven't found any yet.

Look here: http://www.fightingpi.org/Resources/...ha/Alpha.shtml
The Fighting Pi were in the Alpha and they presented at CMP and MSC. They have a number of resources available on their website.