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Friday, September 10 2010 @ 10:55 PM EDT

FRC Control System and Labview Seminar

Greetings from West Michigan

On December 19, 2009 we will hold a seminar on new features of the FRC control system. This will be presented by Team 67.

We will also have a seminar for Lab view. This will be presented by Team 1718.

The seminars will be at 

Zeeland West High School
3390 100th Ave
Zeeland MI 49464

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3390+100th+Ave,+Zeeland+MI+49464&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=29.634084,56.162109&ie=UTF8&ll=42.814166,-86.067238&spn=0.053518,0.175095&z=13


Doors will open at 9:30AM with presentation from 10:00-11:30am. We will handle questions from 11:30AM till noon.


Team 67 is one of a number of teams beta testing new features of the control system.  They are testing use of the Java programming language – new for the 2010 FRC season.  They are also testing the new 2010 driver station, based on a Classmate PC, and the new “Black Jaguar” motor controller.

We want to tailor the presentation to the attendees and to do so we need you to answer a few questions. Please cut-and-paste the following with your responses into an email and send to: david.w.doerr@gm.com and Ken.platteschorre@haworth.com.


What is your team number?
How many people from your team will attend?
Place a percent next to each item below in proportion to the time you want us to spend on that item. Your total should be 100%.

      
Java Software Development
      
C++ Software Development
      
Comparison of Java and C++ Software Development
      
The new Classmate Driver Station
      
The new Black Jaguar Motor Controller

 

We will break for Lunch at noon (on your own) and resume with the Lab View seminar at 1:00 to 2:30pm.

The lab view session will cover the following;

Introductions

Labview:  Installation – what to expect

Labview:  Configuration – configure a new project

Labview:  Changes – Begin, Auton, and Teleop

Driver Station:  Installation – what to expect

Driver Station:  Configuration – configure the driver station to work with your robot

Driver Station:  Hardware Install – Joysticks and Indexing

Dashboard:  Overview

Sensors – A basic overview

Labview – How to make a Labview Project Portable

Camera Code Example – how it works and how to make a turret track

Answers to specific Labview questions sent in via email

 

Seating is limited and RSVP’s are required. Please email your team number and how many will be attending to:

ken.platteschorre@haworth.com