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Robot Software

Driver Station​

The Driver Station is software that communicates with the Robot. Here are the basic steps:

  • Install and start the Driver Station on your laptop
  • Connect your laptop directly to the RoboRio with a usb or ethernet cable
  • Or, instead of connecting via a cable, connect your laptop to the Robot Radio over Wifi.
  • The Driver station Communications indicator should turn from red to green

You must have Windows to run the Driver Station.

Download the Driver Station software from the Ni roboRIO FRC Game Tools Page

WPLib​

In order to make electronics like the roboRIO, sensors, and motor controllers do stuff, you will need to write software. You could write this software from scratch but that would be a ton of work. The WPLib is a software development kit (SDK) that provides code to control electronics.

note

Ever wonder what the WP in WPLib stands for? Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is a University in Massachusetts. WPILib was written by some folks at WPI in 2005 as a way to level the playing field and give a strong foundation for all teams to work from.

See the documentation here to install WPLib

By default, on Windows, WPLib is installed into C:\Users\Public\wpilib\YYYY (where YYYY is 2024, 2025, etc)

Radio Software​

One way that the Driver Station software can communicate with the Robot is via WiFi to the Radio.

This page here describes how to setup a radio.