FRC Quick Build Steps – Programming

What you’ll need in this room:

• Programming Laptop
• Windows Drive Station Laptop (may be the same as the above)
• Admin access to the above laptop(s)
• roboRIO
• Sauro Connector (roboRIO power connector)
• Radio
• Radio Power Connector
• Ethernet Cable
• USB A to B cable (printer cable)
• USB C cable
• NI serial number (FRC Coach will need to login to FIRST dashboard)
• NI account or authority to create a new NI account

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Steps:

(based on https://docs.wpilib.org/en/latest/docs/getting-started/getting-started-frc-control-system/index.html )

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Uninstall

• uninstall “National Instruments Software”
• uninstall “CTRE Phoenix Framework”
• uninstall any old FRC updates
• uninstall old Labview
• uninstall old radio tool

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Install

• install NI LabView for FRC 2023 — Labview teams only
• install WPILib Suite 2023.1.1 — Java and C++ teams
• install NI FRC Game Tools 2023
• install JRE on laptop if you don’t have one — required for radio programming
  • https://www.java.com/en/download/
• install radio programming tool
  • https://firstfrc.blob.core.windows.net/frc2023/Radio/FRC_Radio_Configuration_23_0_2.zip
• install latest “CTRE Phoenix Framework” — required for updating CTRE firmware (talons / PCM / PDP)
  • CTRE Phoenix Framework Download
  • https://docs.ctre-phoenix.com/en/stable/ch03_PrimerPhoenixSoft.html
  • https://github.com/CrossTheRoadElec/

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Config

• connect power & USB to roboRIO
• update roboRIO firmware to v6.0.0 or later (6.0.0f1)
• image roboRIO to 2022 (2022_v3.0)
• connect power & ethernet to radio
• image radio

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Program

• create testbench (“Getting Started” Example)
• push (deploy) robot program to RIO
• open “FRC Drive Station”
• set team number in Driver Station
• make sure Driver Station is connected properly