I just wanted to take a minute and point out what I believe is one of the best, and least well known technical resources in FRC.
Team358.org
I have no affiliation with the team, beyond working with one of their alumni back in 2008/2009 when I was in college. He got me hooked on their website, now it is one of my primary resources for FRC information. In working with new teams this year, their veteran mentors had never heard of or used the site, so I wanted to share it with as many of you as possible.
Their site has great resources for just about anything related to FRC. From the control system (wiring examples, LabView examples, component descriptions etc) to Mechanical and pneumatic design information, to team organization, to FIRST history. There is a ton of information on their page.
If I had to point a team of rookies to only one site as a reference for all things FRC, it would undoubtedly be team 358’s, I was shocked how many people don’t know about it, and I wanted to touch on it here in the hope others can get as much out of it as I have.
Great observation!
Since their inception Team 358. The Robotic Eagles from Hauppauge NY have always been one of the more pro-active teams when it comes to sharing information and working with other teams.
Each and every year they invite teams from the area to come in and work with them. They also make the effort to assist teams in many different ways so that everyone of them can learn, develop and improve.
They’ve won the Regional Chairman’s award in the past and I for one hope that in the future they win another one and are then finally recognized for the team they truly are at Championships.
They are well respected and well known in the local FIRST Community.
Oh yeah, and that Mark Mcleod guy works with them too… 
Yep. We refer to them on our beta website pages, and whenever I question something we’ve found I always zip over there to see if they’re seeing something similar. They were a huge help with the new control system.
Its a super awesome resource for so many things. There is a pretty cool dude who is the brains behind it: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/member.php?u=4205, he’s a regular around these parts.
Thanks, Mark!
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