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Summary . New ProgrammingUpdates to LabVIEW 8.6Updates to WindRiver and WPIlib for C New Java support (NetBeans)New HardwareNew drivers station (Classmate PC)I/O Module (PSoC). Handles communication between human drivers and robotTypically has ports for joysticks and miscellaneous I/O (analog and digital)Enable/Disable and Autonomous/Tele-op selectionSome form of Robot to Driver feedback.
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1. New Features for 2010 Beta Testing
3. Handles communication between human drivers and robot
Typically has ports for joysticks and miscellaneous I/O (analog and digital)
Enable/Disable and Autonomous/Tele-op selection
Some form of Robot to Driver feedback
4. New Hardware: Classmate PC Classmate PC (netbook)
Replaces the blue driver station
Can be used for development
LabVIEW
NetBeans
cRIO imaging tool
5.
Two Windows XP accounts on Classmate
Driver Account
Automatically starts Driver Station/Dashboard Software
Console/Kiosk mode, no access to any other programs.
Developer Account
Administrator account
Normal XP interface
6. WiFi
Does not need to be wired to the router
USB hub for joysticks and E-stop button
9. Same information as Kwikbyte DS
Choose mode and enable/disable
LCD Text is displayed in User Messages
10. Shows communication details with each device in the control system
Useful for debugging
Shows error output from WPILib
11. Set team number
Sets up computer IP address automatically
Configure Practice Round
Lets you run a simulated match
Remap Joystick positions in case automatic detection is wrong
12. Allows you to simulate analog and digital I/O
Shows state of I/O when hardware is connected
16. New Hardware: I/O Module Currently same I/O as Kwikbyte DS (Compatibility mode)
4 analog inputs
3.3v reference
8 digital inputs
Pullups provided
8 digital outputs
New features may be available later
accelerometer, capacitive touch sensor interface, thermistor, DAC, PWM, quadrature, additional analog and digital I/O, configurable pullup/down