Programming
Programming Sub-pages and Links
FRC and WPILib References
- FRC Control System Documentation (aka "wpilib screensteps")
- FRC C++ WPILib API Docs
- CTRE Phoenix - Third party software drivers used to talk to Talon SRX's over CAN bus:
- CTRE Phoenix Docs - Verbose documentation and detailed guides
- CTRE Phoenix API - API Reference
Quite Useful Things to Remember
Camera Server Port is 1181
Programming Preseason
Files
Initial
Create a 'test' project as follows:
1. Start 'FRC Vs Code 2019' (shortcut is on Desktop)
2. open Command Pallete: either use Ctrl+Shift+P or select from 'View' menu
3. select 'WPILib: Create a new project'
4. click button 'Select a project type'
5. select 'template'
6. for 'Select a language', select 'cpp'
7. for 'Select a project base', select 'Sample Robot'
At this point under 'Welcome to WPILib New Project Creator' you will see:
template cpp Sample Robot
8. click 'Select a new project folder'
9. navigate to Desktop (on left under 'Quick access')
10. click 'New Folder' (on ribbon bar)
11. enter 'preseason' for the folder's name
12. click 'Select Folder'
13. for project name enter: test
14. for team number enter: 1511
15. click 'Generate Project'
16. If prompted with 'Would you like to open the folder?', select 'Yes'
17. If prompted with 'Doyou want to save your workspace...?', then
17a. select 'Save'
17b. navigate to Destop
17c. for file name enter: preseason
17d. click Save
17e. for file name enter: preseason
17f. click Save
At this point there will be a 'TEST' folder in the left pain, and in the
TERMINAL window it will be doing an initial compile. You will see:
'Starting a Gradel Daemon' and the percent going to 100%
Let this finish.
18. Replace the contents for the Robot.cpp and Robot.h files:
18a. download Preseason_Initial.zip
18b. copy Robot.cpp to C:\Users\Robotics\Desktop\preseason\test\src\main\cpp\Robot.cpp
18c. copy Robot.h to C:\Users\Robotics\Desktop\preseason\test\src\main\include\Robot.h
