FRC Primer for Programmers

[rich2202]

As my summer project, I am going to create a power point presentation to train new programmers. Note: I am not trying to teach them Java or C++.

A rough outline is something like this:

1) Overview of the Game

Autonomous
Teleop

2) Overview of the Hardware

RoboRio
Driver Station
Connection through FMS

3) Overview of FMS

Robot Init
Autonomus Init
Autonomus periodic
Autnomous continuous
etc.

4) RoboRio I/O

PWM
DIO
AIO
Can Bus
etc.

5) RobioRio/Driver Station interaction

D/S is like the keyboard/monitor, roborio is the computer

6) Structure of our code

7) Joysticks

x box controller
debouncing buttons
"dead zone" for joystick (not 0,0)

8) Motor controllers

ramping up acceleration
break/coast motor controllers
encoders

9) Sensors

10) WPI Lib

11) compiling and deploying code

12) Networking details

10.TE.AM.xx
Fixed vs dynamic IP addresses
Default Fixed IP Addresses
Router
RoboRio
Driver Station
Camera

Outlines, slides, docs, would be appreciated.