.out file not building!

[Rosemount2606]

If it helps, we are deploying it, so to speak. It just seemed like this may have been overlooked. It says it is deploying properly, but when we reboot the robot, it has no code on it.

[Peragore]

That's is what is happening to me as well. Its like the code vanishes as it goes from the laptop to the cRIO

[tomy]

check the dongles on the crio

this happened to us in our first year.

all of them should be off exept for counsel out

also how are you rebooting ?

[Peragore]

Originally Posted by tomy

check the dongles on the crio

this happened to us in our first year.

all of them should be off exept for counsel out

also how are you rebooting ?

Thanks! Flipping the console out switch on fixed it for us.

[basicxman]

Originally Posted by tomy

so then what is the problem??????

Please read the entire thread...

Rosemount: Could you please post your source code? We have found WindRiver and vxWorks can do some odd things, sometimes an obscure runtime error will make the illusion of it uploading but older code is ran.

EDIT: You are doing Undeploy -> Deploy -> Reboot robot correct?

[Rosemount2606]

Originally Posted by basicxman

EDIT: You are doing Undeploy -> Deploy -> Reboot robot correct?

That is correct. The first time we do it, a window opens and closes immediately, so we cannot read it. If we do that again, is says "Unable to delete the UserProgram from the robot."

posting source in a second.

[Rosemount2606]

Originally Posted by basicxman

Rosemount: Could you please post your source code? We have found WindRiver and vxWorks can do some odd things, sometimes an obscure runtime error will make the illusion of it uploading but older code is ran.

In an attempt to fix our problems we have created a new project and widdled our code down to the essentials.

RJoystick is just a subclass of Joystick.
Our ZomBDashboard was working before we ran into these issues.

#include "WPILib.h"
#include "ZomBDashboard.h"
#include "RJoystick.h"

/**
 * This is a demo program showing the use of the RobotBase class.
 * The SimpleRobot class is the base of a robot application that will automatically call your
 * Autonomous and OperatorControl methods at the right time as controlled by the switches on
 * the driver station or the field controls.
 */ 
class RobotDemo : public SimpleRobot
{
	RobotDrive 		myRobot; // robot drive system
	RJoystick 		leftstick; // only joystick
	RJoystick	 	rightstick;
	ZomBDashboard 	zomb;
	Jaguar 			winch_motor;
	Compressor 		compressor;

public:
	RobotDemo(void):
		myRobot(1, 2),	// these must be initialized in the same order
		leftstick(1),		// as they are declared above.
		rightstick(2),
		zomb(ZomBDashboard::GetInstance(TCP)),
		winch_motor(3),
		compressor(5,4)
	{
		myRobot.SetExpiration(0.1);
	}

	/**
	 * Drive left & right motors for 2 seconds then stop
	 */
	void Autonomous(void)
	{
		myRobot.SetSafetyEnabled(false);
		myRobot.Drive(0.1, 0.0); 	// drive forwards half speed
		Wait(2.0); 				//    for 2 seconds
		myRobot.Drive(0.0, 0.0); 	// stop robot
	}

	/**
	 * Runs the motors with arcade steering. 
	 */
	void OperatorControl(void)
	{
		myRobot.SetSafetyEnabled(true);
		while (IsOperatorControl())
		{
			compressor.Start();
			leftstick.UpdateButtonStates();
			rightstick.UpdateButtonStates();
			myRobot.TankDrive(leftstick, rightstick);
			
			if(zomb.CanSend())
			{
				zomb.Add("leftStickAxis", leftstick.GetY());
				zomb.Add("rightStickAxis", rightstick.GetY());
				zomb.Add("testtext", "RWRRSARSR");
				zomb.Send();
				
			}
			
			
			Wait(0.02);//Min time to wait is 0.005
		}
	}
};

START_ROBOT_CLASS(RobotDemo);

[tomy]

if i remember right you are missing a brace here

class RobotDemo : public SimpleRobot
{
RobotDrive myRobot; // robot drive system
RJoystick leftstick; // only joystick
RJoystick	 rightstick;
ZomBDashboard zomb;
Jaguar winch_motor;
Compressor compressor;
}

[Rosemount2606]

Originally Posted by tomy

if i remember right you are missing a brace here

class RobotDemo : public SimpleRobot
{
RobotDrive myRobot; // robot drive system
RJoystick leftstick; // only joystick
RJoystick	 rightstick;
ZomBDashboard zomb;
Jaguar winch_motor;
Compressor compressor;
}

negative ghostrider. If that were an issue, we would of gotten a compiler error.

[Rosemount2606]

I'm not sure if this helps but we tried following this(Start on p.12) guide on Debugging the robot. The "Entry Point" of FRC_UserProgram.... it tells us to use is no where to be found.

[Peragore]

we are having the same problem with deploying our code. We have tried everything mentioned in this thread and nothing has worked. Im with team 2606 on this one. And its bizarre because it worked perfectly at the beginning of the build season for us.

[garyk]

Originally Posted by Peragore

we are having the same problem with deploying our code. We have tried everything mentioned in this thread and nothing has worked. Im with team 2606 on this one. And its bizarre because it worked perfectly at the beginning of the build season for us.

OK, I'm going to suggest some things you may (or some other team) has tried already:

WindRiver => Project => Clean. Click "Clean all Projects" and turn "Start A build Immediately" OFF, OK. Clean deletes the .out file and other temp files that the compile and link process creates.

WRW => Project => Close for all open projects.

With the robot on, etc: WindRiver => Deploy. It should fail because the .out file was removed by the clean but shouldn't complain about not connecting to the 'bot. Hit Details and check.

Exit WRW and reboot your PC and the Drivers Station. Power cycle the robot.

WRW => File => New => Example => VxWorks downloadable kernel module sample proj. Choose "FRC Drivers Station LCD Text" (I assume you haven't created this proj already). The project will be created and opened.

WRW => Project => Build Project. There should be no errors or warnings.

WRW => Window => Preferences => FIRST downloader Preferences. Your team number should be correct. Browse and select the .out file you just built. It should be (maybe broken into two lines or have a space here):

C:\WindRiver\workspace\DriverStationLCDText\PPC603 gnu\DriverStationLCDText\Debug\DriverStationLCDTex t.out

Don't hit OK yet. In the Browse window upper right frame are the icons: green arrow up, new folder, and the rectangle with the six dots. Click the rectangle and select Detals. Verify that the Modify timestamp on your .out matches the date and time you just did the Build Project above. Click on that .out, Open, OK.

Make sure the 'bot is on and wireless is up.
WRW => FIRST => Deploy. The file should download to the 'bot.

Power cycle the 'bot, bring up the Drivers Station if you haven't already, and get connected.

Enable the robot and the text "Hello World" and the time should appear on the Drivers Stn LCD. I HAVE NOT RUN THIS PROGRAM and I can't get to our 'bot now. I'm going to assume the program is written correctly.

Let us know what happens. If it just doesn't work it's probably time to uninstall WRW and reinstall it, including the patches.

[Rosemount2606]

Originally Posted by garyk

OK, I'm going to suggest some things you may (or some other team) has tried already:

WindRiver => Project => Clean. Click "Clean all Projects" and turn "Start A build Immediately" OFF, OK. Clean deletes the .out file and other temp files that the compile and link process creates.

WRW => Project => Close for all open projects.

With the robot on, etc: WindRiver => Deploy. It should fail because the .out file was removed by the clean but shouldn't complain about not connecting to the 'bot. Hit Details and check.

Exit WRW and reboot your PC and the Drivers Station. Power cycle the robot.

Random Information: After cleaning the project and trying to deploy, got a "IO Error while downloading program to robot"

WRW => File => New => Example => VxWorks downloadable kernel module sample proj. Choose "FRC Drivers Station LCD Text" (I assume you haven't created this proj already). The project will be created and opened.

WRW => Project => Build Project. There should be no errors or warnings.

WRW => Window => Preferences => FIRST downloader Preferences. Your team number should be correct. Browse and select the .out file you just built. It should be (maybe broken into two lines or have a space here):

C:\WindRiver\workspace\DriverStationLCDText\PPC603 gnu\DriverStationLCDText\Debug\DriverStationLCDTex t.out

Don't hit OK yet. In the Browse window upper right frame are the icons: green arrow up, new folder, and the rectangle with the six dots. Click the rectangle and select Detals. Verify that the Modify timestamp on your .out matches the date and time you just did the Build Project above. Click on that .out, Open, OK.

After creating the DriverstationLCD project. I told it to build and it did not create a .out file. I restarted windriver and the rightclicked the projected and said "Rebuild." This created the .out file.

Everything went according to your directions.

Make sure the 'bot is on and wireless is up.
WRW => FIRST => Deploy. The file should download to the 'bot.

Power cycle the 'bot, bring up the Drivers Station if you haven't already, and get connected.

Enable the robot and the text "Hello World" and the time should appear on the Drivers Stn LCD. I HAVE NOT RUN THIS PROGRAM and I can't get to our 'bot now. I'm going to assume the program is written correctly.

Let us know what happens. If it just doesn't work it's probably time to uninstall WRW and reinstall it, including the patches.

Excellent. The text is up on the driverstation. Thank you.
I will now try to put our code on the robot and post after.

[Peragore]

Originally Posted by garyk

OK, I'm going to suggest some things you may (or some other team) has tried already:

WindRiver => Project => Clean. Click "Clean all Projects" and turn "Start A build Immediately" OFF, OK. Clean deletes the .out file and other temp files that the compile and link process creates.

WRW => Project => Close for all open projects.

With the robot on, etc: WindRiver => Deploy. It should fail because the .out file was removed by the clean but shouldn't complain about not connecting to the 'bot. Hit Details and check.

Exit WRW and reboot your PC and the Drivers Station. Power cycle the robot.

WRW => File => New => Example => VxWorks downloadable kernel module sample proj. Choose "FRC Drivers Station LCD Text" (I assume you haven't created this proj already). The project will be created and opened.

WRW => Project => Build Project. There should be no errors or warnings.

WRW => Window => Preferences => FIRST downloader Preferences. Your team number should be correct. Browse and select the .out file you just built. It should be (maybe broken into two lines or have a space here):

C:\WindRiver\workspace\DriverStationLCDText\PPC603 gnu\DriverStationLCDText\Debug\DriverStationLCDTex t.out

Don't hit OK yet. In the Browse window upper right frame are the icons: green arrow up, new folder, and the rectangle with the six dots. Click the rectangle and select Detals. Verify that the Modify timestamp on your .out matches the date and time you just did the Build Project above. Click on that .out, Open, OK.

Make sure the 'bot is on and wireless is up.
WRW => FIRST => Deploy. The file should download to the 'bot.

Power cycle the 'bot, bring up the Drivers Station if you haven't already, and get connected.

Enable the robot and the text "Hello World" and the time should appear on the Drivers Stn LCD. I HAVE NOT RUN THIS PROGRAM and I can't get to our 'bot now. I'm going to assume the program is written correctly.

Let us know what happens. If it just doesn't work it's probably time to uninstall WRW and reinstall it, including the patches.

Thanks for the help, but we already managed to fix this. When we flipped the console dongle to "On" we were able to deploy. I hope this as well as what you wrote, can help other teams!

[Rosemount2606]

Originally Posted by Rosemount2606

When we deploy the code, it appears as if it is being deployed properly. The transferring file bar goes all the way across. There are no errors at this point.

Originally Posted by Rosemount2606

We are unable to get any code onto the robot.

does that help?