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Introduction to 2015 Control System. Experts: Kevin O’Connor, FRC Mike Copioli , Cross the Road Electronics Greg McKaskle , National Instruments Brad Miller, WPI Hosted By: Evan Morrison & Ty Tremblay, GameSense. 2015 Control System Overview. Process Timeline RFP posted - 8/29/2012
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Introduction to 2015 Control System Experts: Kevin O’Connor, FRC Mike Copioli, Cross the Road Electronics Greg McKaskle, National Instruments Brad Miller, WPI Hosted By: Evan Morrison & Ty Tremblay, GameSense
2015 Control System Overview • Process Timeline • RFP posted - 8/29/2012 • Proposals submitted - 12/14/12 • Proposal selection - 12/28/12 • Public announcement of partners – Championship 2013 • Controller announcement – NI Week 2013 (8/8/13) • Alpha Testing (9 teams) – 10/2013 to 8/2014 • Beta Testing (90 teams) – 8/2014 to 12/2014 • Partners • National Instruments • Cross The Road Electronics • WPI • AndyMark
RoboRIO • Based on NI myRIO – using FPGA for I/O tasks • Costs $435, weighs 12oz, fits in a quart zip-top bag • 4 to 10x faster, dual core ARM, NI RT Linux • Built-in CAN, Custom Electronics Port, USB • Fewer power and data cables • SW is highly compatible
Power Distribution Panel + VRM • Comparison to PDB + 12v-15v Converter • New Features • CAN Monitoring • Known 2014 Issues Addressed
Pneumatics Control Module (PCM) • Comparison to Solenoid Breakout • New Features • Known 2014 Issues Addressed
Motor Controllers • Victor SP • Talon SRX
Wireless & Network Configuration • Changes from 2014 • mDNS
Driver Station • Resizable/Reconfigurable • DHCP & mDNS • Power Metrics • USB Device Test
LabVIEW • Based on LabVIEW 2014 • Power & USB Camera • Robotics APIs and Simulator • Deploy doesn’t reboot • Record and Playback, Test Mode • Highly compatible with previous years
C++ and Java • Development Environment Change • No more rebooting between tests • Toolchain Changes • C++11/C++1y, Java8 • FRCSim • Library Changes • CAN overhaul
Resources • Beta Forum (http://forums.usfirst.org/forumdisplay.php?1559-2015-FRC-Beta-Test) • NI RoboRIO Page (https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-30419) • FRC Blog (http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/blog)