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Laura Brannan
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Can't get the SmartDashboard to open (C++)

I have installed the driver station on a new laptop that is not used for programming, just driving. I need to get the SmartDashboard working. I already set the dashboard type to C++, but that did not do anything. These are the instructions that FIRST provides, but none of the "this article" links actually go to the correct article.

I did not have the C++ tools installed on the computer, so I did the 2nd option of solving that problem that FIRST suggested. It did not work.

How do I get the SmartDashboard to load every time I open the driver station? How do I modify the DS INI file to launch the C++ dashboard?

The SmartDashboard is now packaged with the C++ and Java language updates and can be launched directly from the Driver Station by selecting the Java or C++ buttons on the Setup tab.

Note: The 2015 Kickoff release of the Driver Station contains a bug which prevents this setting from sticking across restarts of the DS Software. See this article for details on how to get the DS to launch the SmartDashboard when it starts.

Note: If using the Classmate PC or other PC where the DS is run from a separate account from the C++\Java tools install (e.g. Driver and Developer) the buttons shown above may not work. You can utilize the SmartDashboard in this type of setup in one of two ways. The first way is to set the type to Default and modify the DS INI file to launch the appropriate dashboard, details can be found in this article. The second option is to copy the C:\Users\Developer\wpilib\tools directory to C:\Users\Driver\wpilib\tools. When using this second method it is recommended to make sure that the Dashboard under both the Driver and Developer accounts point to the same save file (see Locating the Save File) below.
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