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
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Process Timeline
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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
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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
Power Distribution Panel (PDP)
Voltage Regulator Module (VRM)
Pneumatics Control Module (PCM)
• Comparison to Solenoid Breakout
• New Features
• Known 2014 Issues Addressed
PCM (Pneumatics Control Module)
Motor Controllers
• Victor SP
• Talon SRX
Wireless & Network Configuration
• Changes from 2014
– mDNS
Driver Station
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Resizable/Reconfigurable
DHCP & mDNS
Power Metrics
USB Device Test
LabVIEW
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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?15592015-FRC-Beta-Test)
• NI RoboRIO Page
(https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-30419)
• FRC Blog
(http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/blog)