FMS For FLL

[TEAM1100soft506]

Hi everyone.
It has been a few years since i have been involved with FLL. My former FRC team has been running a FLL scrimmage for the past couple of years. This year, we are looking to go official and run one of the potential Massachusetts State Qualification tournaments for FLL. This year, I have been put in charge of looking into some of the more logistical stuff for this event seeing as i am now a mentor for my team.

Now if some of you aren't aware, in FRC, we have what is called a FMS, or field management system. It manages robot connections, scoring, audience interaction, match results, scheduling, and time keeping. I was wondering if there was a similar system out there for FLL and if not, what types of systems have people been using?

I should explain that in the past, my team has used a simple projector and computer timer but this has led to confusion with scoring as well as scheduling.

I look forward to hearing everyone's input on this.

[cgmv123]

FIRST Lego League has a hybrid LabVIEW/HTML-based* timing/scorekeeping application for use at tournaments. Contact your affiliate partner for more information, but in the past the software hasn't been available until shortly before the first tournaments occur.

*One computer uses LabVIEW to run a web server. The other computers can access the server using either using their own LabVIEW-based clients or by simply using a web browser. Typically, one computer is used for score entry, one is used for timekeeping and one or more computers are used for score/time display(s). The server can run on one of these computers or be on its own computer.

[safiq10]

This is excellent I know our team is intrested in making a FLL overlay for livestreams and replays. So we will definitely have to check that out.

[TEAM1100soft506]

Originally Posted by safiq10

This is excellent I know our team is intrested in making a FLL overlay for livestreams and replays. So we will definitely have to check that out.

What software do you use for the video mixing of the livestream?

[safiq10]

Well we haven't actually started it, but we have looked into it. WE were thinking of a simplified version of Spectrum's broadcasting method.

[TEAM1100soft506]

I was kind of thinking of setting up a similar method, i currently on my desk at home have two Roxio Game cap devices and a Hauppauge HD PVR. I plan on using my old sony handycam with the PVR and maby an eos Rebel with one of the game caps, Another option i currently have is run everything into a radioshack video switcher and output that into the pvr. I dont know what option i am going to do right now. it all depends on what camera equipment i get available to me.

[TEAM1100soft506]

Originally Posted by cgmv123

FIRST Lego League has a hybrid LabVIEW/HTML-based* timing/scorekeeping application for use at tournaments. Contact your affiliate partner for more information, but in the past the software hasn't been available until shortly before the first tournaments occur.

*One computer uses LabVIEW to run a web server. The other computers can access the server using either using their own LabVIEW-based clients or by simply using a web browser. Typically, one computer is used for score entry, one is used for timekeeping and one or more computers are used for score/time display(s). The server can run on one of these computers or be on its own computer.

do the computers have to have lab view, My team does not have labview and i am currently funding a decent amount of this equipment out of my own pocket (granted alot of it is stuff i wanted to buy for other purposes as well just did not have an excuse.) and dont have a means of getting labview.

[cgmv123]

Originally Posted by TEAM1100soft506

do the computers have to have lab view, My team does not have labview and i am currently funding a decent amount of this equipment out of my own pocket (granted alot of it is stuff i wanted to buy for other purposes as well just did not have an excuse.) and dont have a means of getting labview.

I believe the LabView Runtime Engine is bundled in with the installer. Otherwise, the LabView Runtime Engine is a free download. You don't need the paid version of LabView (used for developing code).