ARCHIVED - 2014 FRC Control System
Archived site for 2014 FRC Control System Documentation
Topics
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Basic WPILib Programming features 4
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Using actuators (motors, servos, and relays) 9
- Actuator Overview
- Driving motors with speed controller objects (Victors, Talons and Jaguars)
- Repeatable Low Power Movement - Controlling Servos with WPILib
- Composite controllers - RobotDrive
- Driving a robot using Mecanum drive
- Using the motor safety feature
- On/Off control of motors and other mechanisms - Relays
- Operating a compressor for pneumatics
- Operating pneumatic cylinders - Solenoids
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WPILib sensors 12
- Using limit switches to control behavior
- WPILib Sensor Overview
- Accelerometers - measuring acceleration and tilt
- Gyros to control robot driving direction
- Determine robot orientation with a compass
- Measuring robot distance to a surface using Ultrasonic sensors
- Using Counters
- Measuring rotation of a wheel or other shaft using encoders
- Analog inputs
- Potentiometers to measure joint angle or linear motion
- Analog triggers
- Operating the robot with feedback from sensors (PID control)
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Driver Station Inputs and Feedback 4
