"Pinger" diagnostic program to test robot network.

[PhilBot]

Hi

After configuring my fair share of new FRC2009 networks, I realized that a tool that showed me the current state of my robot network would have been reallllllllly helpful.

So I decided to flex my new LabVIEW muscles and create such a tool.

I've attached the resulting "Pinger" program.

Simply enter your team number at the top and it will continually ping where your various devices should be. Green means OK, Red means Not found.

I find that if you start at the top of the list and work down you can validate your network from the PC to the robot.

I also added a box at the bottom for checking "unconfigured" devices. This can be used to check for any device on the default "192.168.1.x" network. Keep in mind that the PC has to be on this network to see these devices.

Note: your robot may seem to run fine with only some of the BIG LEDs green, but to get ALL the functionality (Dashboard etc) you should strive to get ALL the BIG LEDs green.