Abbreviation Requests

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During a recent update, a plugin was added to add tooltips on common abbreviations. If you would like to add any, post them in this thread.

The format:
TBA==The Blue Alliance

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PDH power distribution hub
PDP power distribution panel
VRM voltage regulator module
PWM pulse width modulation

And to be nice
RTFD Read that fine documentation

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RTFD/RTFM is obviously Read the FIRST documentation/manual

Is there any way to pull from the frc-docs glossary? I just added a bunch of terms there.

Edit: It looks like it may already be pulling from there as all of those above are tooltipped for me.

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CAN==Controller Area Network
CIM==Chiaphua Industrial Motor
FTC==FIRST ® Tech Challenge
FLL==FIRST ® Lego League
VRC==Vex Robotics Competition

FRC==FIRST Robotics Competition

I2C==Inter-Integrated Circuit
RSL==Robot Signal Light
RPi==Raspberry Pi
DCMP==District Championship
FiT==FIRST in Texas
FiM==FIRST in Michigan
ISR==FIRST Israel District
FiN==FIRST in Indiana
CHS==FIRST Chesapeake District
FMA==FIRST Mid-Atlantic District
FiMo==FIRST in Missouri
PNW==Pacific Northwest District
PCH==Peachtree District
ONT==Ontario District

VSC==Visual Studio Code
LRI==Lead Robot Inspector
CSA==Control Systems Advisor
HQ==FIRST Headquarters
FMS==Field Management System
CD==Chief Delphi
FUN==First Updates Now

PCB==Printed Circuit Board
the bump==Cable Protector
MS==Microsoft
PID==Proportional-Integral-Derivative Controller
LV==LabVIEW
VI==Virtual Instrument - LabVIEW file format
teleop==teleoperated mode
auto==autonomous mode
E-STOP==emergency stop
A-STOP==autonomous stop
GP==Gracious Professionalism
RP==Ranking Point(s)
CMP==Championship
ADIS== ADIS16470
775==775 class motor
550==550 class motor
Week 0==unofficial competition week

NI==National Instruments
RIO==Reconfigurable Input/Output - commonly refers to RoboRIO or cRIO
holonomic==can rotate and translate simultaneously
kiwi==drivetrain with 3 omni wheels placed 120 ° apart
omni==wheel with rollers perpendicular to the axis of rotation
mecanum== wheel with rollers 45 ° to the axis of rotation
swerve==drivetrain in which wheels rotate independently
regolith==surface of 2008 Lunacy field
truss==aluminium tube based structural component commonly used in field pieces

WFA==Woodie Flowers Award
EI==Engineering Inspiration Award
Chairmen’s==Impact Award
polycarb==polycarbonate
PLA==Polylactic Acid
SLA==Sealed Lead-Acid Battery
PETG== Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol
ABS== Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
TPU== Thermoplastic Polyurethane
DP==size of gear teeth in mm
Ref==Referee
DS==Driver Station
tote== stackable plastic storage container
black tote==tote containing parts available to all teams
grey tote==tote containing core components and only available to rookie teams
worlds==FIRST world championship
water game==confirmed

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I’m very anti the AM abbreviation, as it is very likely to be capitalized just for emphasis.

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Lol ngl
CIM==CIM :laughing:

Cuz wtheck is a chiaphua?
/s

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Opinion on these? Just some common acronyms i’ve seen

NT==Network Tables
NT4==Network Tables 4
DIO==Digital Input Output
PH==REV Pneumatics Hub
DS==Driverstation

FPGA==Field Programmable Gate Array
IMU==Inertial Measurement Unit
KOP==Kit of Parts
DC==Direct Current

Edit: it appears some of these already exist lol my b

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I’m also anti-AM, because its also working for the lowercase am… which is an incredibly common word

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OPR==Offensive Power Rating, Calculated Contribution
EPA==Expected Points Added
DCMP==District Championship
caav==Aerospace Valley
azgl==Arizona East
azva==Arizona Valley
arli==Arkansas
lake==Bayou
tuis2==Bosphorus
brbr==Brazil
ohcl==Buckeye
bcvi==Canadian Pacific
ilpe==Central Illinois
mose==Central Missouri
cafr==Central Valley
code==Colorado
cabe==East Bay
nyli2==FIRST Long Island
qcmo==Festival de Robotique
nyro==Finger Lakes
ndgf==Great Northern
mokc==Greater Kansas City
paca==Greater Pittsburgh
oktu==Green Country
tuhc==Haliç
hiho==Hawaii
ksla==Heartland
nysu==Hudson Valley
caph==Hueneme Port
idbo==Idaho
iacf==Iowa
mndu==Lake Superior
nvlv==Las Vegas
cala==Los Angeles
mslr==Magnolia
tuis3==Marmara
ohmv==Miami Valley
ilch==Midwest
mnmi==Minnesota 10,000 Lakes
mnmi2==Minnesota Granite City
camb==Monterey Bay
nyny==New York City
nytr==New York Tech Valley
mndu2==Northern Lights
okok==Oklahoma
caoc==Orange County
flor==Orlando
mxpu==Regional Hermosillo
mxto==Regional Laguna
mxmo==Regional Monterrey
alhu==Rocket City
cada==Sacramento
casd==San Diego
casf==San Francisco
wila==Seven Rivers
casj==Silicon Valley
tnkn==Smoky Mountains
flwp==South Florida
ausc==Southern Cross
mosl==St. Louis
flta==Tallahassee
utwv==Utah
cave==Ventura County
wimi==Wisconsin
tuis==İstanbul
vaash==CHS Ashland VA
vabla==CHS Blacksburg VA
vafal==CHS Falls Church VA
vagle==CHS Glen Allen VA
mdowi==CHS Owings Mills MD
vapor==CHS Portsmouth VA
mdsev==CHS Severn MD
miann==FIM Ann Arbor
mibat==FIM Battle Creek
mibel==FIM Belleville
miber==FIM Berrien Springs
mimtp==FIM Central Michigan University
miesc==FIM Escanaba
mibkn==FIM Jackson at Columbia
miken==FIM Kentwood
miket==FIM Kettering University 1
mike2==FIM Kettering University 2
milsu==FIM LSSU
milac==FIM Lake City
milan==FIM Lansing
miliv==FIM Livonia
mimcc==FIM Macomb Community College
mimid==FIM Midland
mimil==FIM Milford
mimus==FIM Muskegon
midet==FIM Renaissance
misjo==FIM St. Joseph
mitvc==FIM Traverse City
mitry==FIM Troy 1
mitr2==FIM Troy 2
midtr==FIM Wayne State
miwmi==FIM West Michigan
mibro==FIM Woodhaven
incol==FIN Columbus
inmis==FIN Mishawaka
inpla==FIN Plainfield
ineva==FIN Washington
txama==FIT Amarillo
txbel==FIT Belton
txdal==FIT Dallas
txfor==FIT Fort Worth
txhou==FIT Houston
txkat==FIT Katy
txpla==FIT Plano
txsan==FIT San Antonio
txcle==FIT Space City @ Friendswood
txwac==FIT Waco
njall==FMA Allentown
paben==FMA Bensalem
pahat==FMA Hatboro-Horsham
njski==FMA Montgomery
njfla==FMA Mount Olive
njtab==FMA Seneca
paphi==FMA Springside Chestnut Hill
njwas==FMA Warren Hills
ncmec==FNC Mecklenburg County
ncwak==FNC Orange County
ncash==FNC UNC Asheville
ncpem==FNC UNC Pembroke
ncwa2==FNC Wake County
isde1==ISR 1
isde2==ISR 2
isde3==ISR 3
isde4==ISR 4
mabri==NE BSU
nhgrs==NE Granite State
mabos==NE Greater Boston
cthar==NE Hartford
marea==NE North Shore
melew==NE Pine Tree
nhdur==NE UNH
rikin==NE URI
mawor==NE WPI
ctwat==NE Waterbury
mawne==NE Western NE
onsca==ONT Centennial College
onosh==ONT Durham College
onbar==ONT Georgian
ontor==ONT Humber College
onham==ONT McMaster University
onnew==ONT Newmarket Complex
onnob==ONT North Bay
onwat==ONT University of Waterloo
onwin==ONT Windsor Essex Great Lakes
gaalb==PCH Albany
scand==PCH Anderson
gacar==PCH Carrollton
sccha==PCH Charleston
gadal==PCH Dalton
gagwi==PCH Gwinnett
waahs==PNW Auburn
wabon==PNW Bonney Lake
orore==PNW Clackamas Academy
wasno==PNW Glacier Peak
orsal==PNW Oregon State Fairgrounds
wasam==PNW Sammamish
wayak==PNW SunDome
orwil==PNW Wilsonville
chcmp==FIRST Chesapeake Championship
txcmp==FIRST In Texas Championship
incmp==FIRST Indiana State Championship
iscmp==FIRST Israel Championship
mrcmp==FIRST Mid-Atlantic Championship
nccmp==FIRST North Carolina State Championship
oncmp==FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship
micmp==FIRST in Michigan State Championship
necmp==New England FIRST Championship
pncmp==Pacific Northwest FIRST Championship
gacmp==Peachtree Championship
cmptx==FIRST Championship - FIRST Robotics Competition

(I pulled all the event codes from frc.link, they look to be all current, but another set of eyes on them would be great)

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These are good but I can vouch that some of them should probably also be referred to by their colloquial name, for instance LSR / NLR are more common than mndu / mndu2

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TIMS == Team Information Management System
OPR == Offensive Power Rating
DPR == Defensive Power Rating
CCWM == Calculated Contribution to Win Margin
VSCode == Visual Studio Code

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This is a huge request, but

Team# = TeamName/Location for all teams

i.e.

7457 = suPURDUEper Robotics, a team in FIN from Indianapolis, IN

The current solution of opening up the blue alliance works great, but it would be nice to not have to open another tab.

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FIRST Team Numbers in the Wild! would beg to disagree

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EWCP==East West Collaboration Project
RAP==NASA Robotics Alliance Project

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off on a tangent…is there any way that octothorp-digit doesn’t turn into a silly hashag?

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#1 is the only way I know of

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This is probably unrelated, but since abbrevations are about saving word counts, would it be possible to add a metric to imperial & imperial to metric converter when measurements are written in a certain format? I think engaging in build blogs and technical discussions would be much easier for many people.

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BFL==Big Flashing Light (Equivalent to RSI/RSL)
FIRST==For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
OPi==Orange Pi not a Raspberry Pi

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To add to the district designations:

FNC==FIRST North Carolina District
NE==New England FIRST District

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FRC==For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Robotics Competition

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