Team Resources

Here are some useful links:

Slack is our team collaboration site.  There are several forums and a DM system.  It is used for online team communication.  Our workspace is FRC8544

https://slack.com/


WPILIB Documentation, comprehensive information about how to build and program a robot

https://docs.wpilib.org/en/stable/


Visual Studio Code (VSCode) download.  This is the smart editor used for editing our code and needs to be downloaded prior to WPILIB install

https://code.visualstudio.com/download


WPILIB install instructions.  See one of our programmers or mentors for updated instructions.

https://docs.wpilib.org/en/stable/docs/zero-to-robot/step-2/wpilib-setup.html


git (version management system) documentation including comprehensive man pages and free online version of Pro Git by Scottt Chacon and Ben Straub

https://git-scm.com/doc


Github is a web based app we use for versioning control for our program(s).   The team repository is FRCTeam8544

https://github.com/


2021 FRC Kit of Parts, parts listed by container:

https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/frc/kit-of-parts


Chief Delphi, online forum used by FRC teams to share information.  A great place to get answers to questions.

https://www.chiefdelphi.com/


Button Box: how to use the Cypress PSoC to build a button box that interfaces to our code as a generic HID.   Includes pointer to flashing s/w and pre-written configuration program

https://www.cypress.com/file/202626/download


Debugging: Status light definitions for robot components including many of the motor controllers

https://docs.wpilib.org/en/latest/docs/hardware/hardware-basics/status-lights-ref.html


PID Control Systems: A quick overview of what a PID Control System is

https://www.csimn.com/CSI_pages/PIDforDummies.html


Video Processing: Limelight Documentation, includes basic programming and a discussion of how to use the targeting information:

https://readthedocs.org/projects/limelight/downloads/pdf/latest/