Update #12

Competition Rules/Strategy
1

http://usfirst.org/uploadedFiles/Team%20Update%2012.pdf

Shipping FAQ and some relatively minor edits for clarity; also a revised revision set for the control system.

2

In update 12 it says Inspection Checklist C is available and gives a link, but the checklist stills says Rev B. Any idea where to find C?

3

This has happened before…

Sometimes, when a document is announced in an update, it takes a bit to get the revised version up.

4

Thank you Eric. You are always so quick with an answer.
Our team really appreciates all you do to get answers to us quickly.:slight_smile:
I guess I will just keep checking.

Now, if only you were an expert at programming joystick buttons in Labview.
I am having trouble on this.

Thanks.

5

• Two-way radios or other form of wireless communications are not allowed (with the
exception of the previous bullet).

Are they meaning to ban cell phones from the venue, or just from on the playing field, or not at all? I truly hope this is not their intent, for it would be ugly, but it is what is written.

Wetzel

6

• Two-way radios or other form of wireless communications are not allowed (with the
exception of the previous bullet).

Does this also mean no wifi scouting?

7

Teams should note the new required update to the Driver’s Station.

8

Where is it and how do we do it?

9

All control system related stuff/downloads are on the FIRST website
http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc/content.aspx?id=10934

10

Could somebody please ask the question so it gets answered quickly.

11

How can I tell if we have all the correct versions of Labview, DS, cRio and WPI loaded? I know we did Labview Update 3.0a, but where and how can I check to see if the others were done?

Thanks.

12

I just sent the question to my team’s contact.

13

The Driver Station displays its version number on the screen.
The cRIO sends information about the loaded image on the serial port console when it boots.

14

What about the WPI?

15

What are you referring to, WPILib?

16

Yes. Listed in Update #12 are 4 things we need to make sure are updated:

Software/Firmware Revision
Labview for FRC Update 3.0a and newer
cRIO FPGA Image FRC_2009_v11.zip and newer
WPI Robotics Library 3.0.1718 and newer
Driver Station 2009-02-010a3 and newer

These were updated in Update #12 (the ones in RED)

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See http://first.wpi.edu/FRC/frcupdates.html

18

Do we update the WPI Library if we are using Labview?
When I clicked the above link it said C/C++.

We did update the DS last night and it worked.

I see the correct Labview update we did.

How do I tell if I have
cRIO FPGA Image FRC_2009_v11.zip and newer?
If I need it where do i GET IT?

**
Do we do all these things:** Came from above link.
Downloads

Workbench Updater: WorkbenchUpdate 3.0.1718.exe (19Mb)
Source code for vRC0.1718: WPILibRC0.1718SourceCode.zip (372kb)
(remember that this will only work with the FRC_2009_v11.zip cRIO image, below or with LabVIEW update)
cRIO Image updater (stand-alone without LabVIEW) - FRCNIWRUpdate3.0.a.zip (90.5 Mb)
Documentation - also located in c:\windriver\docs\extensions\FRC after the installation - FRC1718Docs.zip (17 Mb)
C++ Reference as a Windows Help file with hyperlinked class diagrams
C++ PDF Reference document
C PDF Reference document
FRC Vision Windows Help File
FRC Vision API Specification

Thanks

19

You only need to update WPILib if you are programming in C/C++

20

Another major change is the no wireless except on the competition field.

This means tethered in the pits and on the practice fields. Make sure you have access to the ethernet port on the cRIO. We had to move ours to make it easier to plug/unplug as we came back to the pits at Suffield Shakedown.

So now I go off to buy a long ethernet cable for practice.