1. 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
Speaker: GS Hosts, introduce Glenn and Collin

2. 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
Kevin
3 Minutes

4. RoboRIO Fewer power and data cables SW is highly compatible
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
Greg
3 Minutes

6. Power Distribution Panel + VRM
Comparison to PDB + 12v-15v Converter
New Features
CAN Monitoring
Known 2014 Issues Addressed
Mike
3 Minutes

7. Power Distribution Panel (PDP)

8. Voltage Regulator Module (VRM)

9. Pneumatics Control Module (PCM)
Comparison to Solenoid Breakout
New Features
Known 2014 Issues Addressed
Mike
3 Minutes

10. PCM (Pneumatics Control Module)

11. Motor Controllers
Victor SP
Talon SRX
Mike
3 Minutes

12. Wireless & Network Configuration
Changes from 2014
mDNS
Kevin
2 Minutes

13. Driver Station Resizable/Reconfigurable DHCP & mDNS Power Metrics
USB Device Test
Greg
(3 Minutes)

14. 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
Greg
(3 Minutes)

15. C++ and Java Development Environment Change Toolchain Changes
No more rebooting between tests
Toolchain Changes
C++11/C++1y, Java8
FRCSim
Library Changes
CAN overhaul
Brad
3 Minutes

16. Resources
Beta Forum (
NI RoboRIO Page (
FRC Blog (
Kevin
2 Minutes