ZomB: a C# Drag and Drop Dashboard

[Robototes2412]

It says that the string is too long

[byteit101]

Originally Posted by Robototes2412

It says that the string is too long

you only have a little more than 900 bytes, and if you have variable names that are to long and/or lots of variables, you will get this. does it work with 1 or 2 variables that have short names?


IMPORTANT UPDATE! - V0.3

This fixes a few bugs that were fixed with the Camera update, and lost with the mono fix (and adds the fixes to a few other new controls)
This also fixes the default Dashboard.
Adds configurable IP address for the camera, so you can actually see YOUR camera!
added some camera target options - send widthxheigth+x,y to target (ZomB.Add("Target","400x300+5,5")
added Restart to camera
Added virtuald's AnalogMeter (VirtualdAnalogMeter)

I will probably have some more detailed documentation and how-to's out by Friday

Features that are coming:
Soon:
TCP instead of dashboard, but fallback available
virtuald's oscilliscope

Before week 6:
message splitting
a few more controls

eventually:
re-write of data hub for many params
better designer support
VS-less design mode (like slavik262's dashboard)

[Robototes2412]

i just tried to send a motor value to the dashboard.

[byteit101]

Originally Posted by Robototes2412

i just tried to send a motor value to the dashboard.

and?

also make sure you are not sending every loop, you don't want to overload the dashboard (50Hz)

assuming you are running ZB on a different laptop, go to the driverstation setup tab, click on remote dashboard and enter the other laptop's IP

[byteit101]

I have put this on WPI FIRST Forge: http://firstforge.wpi.edu/sf/projects/zombdashboard

the next version will be coming soon (need to test one feature and finish another)

[byteit101]

Version 0.4 has been released on FIRST Forge: http://firstforge.wpi.edu/sf/go/page1029

[byteit101]

ZomB Version 0.5 Released!
http://firstforge.wpi.edu/sf/sfmain/....zombdashboard

This version contains numerous new features and bug fixes

Notable new features

• BluFinger - Bluetooth file transfer
• DashboardDataHubForm - Manages everything automatically (even Driver mode)
  • Drop controls on - they start working
  • Single instance (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=84775)
  • When using in Driver mode on the Classmate, resizes and fits in
  • Shows correct size in designer
• Added a Exit/Restart/Restart DS button to avoid having to log out and in again to clear FMS Locked
• Added PercentBar
• Added AlertBar
• Updated Default Dashboard
  • Video recording support (right click on Camera View) (WARNING: Large files may result)
  • Updated "See Names" button to show some help
• Updated ZomB Eye - Video Viewer

Multiple bugs were fixed, you can read the release notes at http://firstforge.wpi.edu/sf/wiki/do...eleaseNotes0.5

Download

Everything - http://firstforge.wpi.edu/sf/frs/do/...able.v0_5?dl=1
Just ZomB Dashboard - http://firstforge.wpi.edu/sf/frs/do/...5/frs1115?dl=1
C++ Bindings - http://firstforge.wpi.edu/sf/frs/do/...5/frs1117?dl=1
Java Bindings - http://firstforge.wpi.edu/sf/frs/do/...5/frs1116?dl=1


Need Help?

Post on First Forge or here if you need help setting ZomB up, or you are having troubles with it. I will try to answer all questions as soon as possible

http://firstforge.wpi.edu/sf/discuss...iscussion.help

[Robototes2412]

just to check, you can use ZomB with just m$ C# express 2008?

[Damaku250]

Posting from a teammate's account here...

Anyway, I'm trying to use zomB, but I can't get the default zomB dashboard to update at all. For testing purposes I'm just trying to feed a value of 0.5 to grph and -0.5 to grph2 and nothing is coming up. I'm using Java. Yes, I've declared and instantiated a ZDashboard object (named zomB), and the zomB.Add()s and .Send() are in the teleop loop method. The dashboard is set to our team number and the driverstation is of course properly configured for our team.

[byteit101]

Originally Posted by Robototes2412

just to check, you can use ZomB with just m$ C# express 2008?

currently 2008 (Express and Pro) it is the only supported dev Enviroment (2010 should work though, as well as MonoDevelop. it DOES NOT work on Mac or linux though)

Originally Posted by Damaku250

Posting from a teammate's account here...

Anyway, I'm trying to use zomB, but I can't get the default zomB dashboard to update at all. For testing purposes I'm just trying to feed a value of 0.5 to grph and -0.5 to grph2 and nothing is coming up. I'm using Java. Yes, I've declared and instantiated a ZDashboard object (named zomB), and the zomB.Add()s and .Send() are in the teleop loop method. The dashboard is set to our team number and the driverstation is of course properly configured for our team.

I won't have access to a robot for a while, so this could be hard.
the team number box on the dashboard is for the camera (so it shouldn't have any affect)

are you running ZomB on the classmate (if so what account) or on a remote computer?
your code looks like this correct?

void operatorControl()
{
//code
while (istelop)
{
//code
zomB.Add("grph", 0.55);//0.5 is on a line, 0.55 is above a line
zomB.Add("grph2", -0.5);
zomB.Send();
//code
}//end of while
}//end of operatorControl

[Azores]

Well, rather than being a while loop for teleop, it's a method named teleperiodic that is looped while the DS is in teleop mode. Should be the same, right? Other than that the code does look the same.

And yes, it's on the Classmate. As for the 0.5 value being on a line, I also tried feeding the left joystick's Y value to the graph, and nothing showed up either when I tested that.

[byteit101]

Originally Posted by Azores

Well, rather than being a while loop for teleop, it's a method named teleperiodic that is looped while the DS is in teleop mode. Should be the same, right? Other than that the code does look the same.

should work

Originally Posted by Azores

And yes, it's on the Classmate. As for the 0.5 value being on a line, I also tried feeding the left joystick's Y value to the graph, and nothing showed up either when I tested that.

In the DS, do you have the local Dashboard button checked? (under setup)