New Update? 2009-01-22c1

[Mike Mahar]

The control system page has a new update for the Driver's Station. Other than it quietly showing up a few days ago, there's been no other comment on it. Is this a mandatory update. Has anybody tried it? What is it supposed to fix?

[DarkOps_Developer]

The update was released and provides some improvements:

- reset of cRIO from DS through holding the 3 buttons down and then pressing select.
- improved team Display options with a 2nd screen and some example cRIO code for display
- blocking of joysticks during autonomous enable mode, needed and required for competition.
- updates for FMS status packets.

[Mike Betts]

The update was released ... and required for competition...

IMHO, this was released in "stealth mode". At a minimum, it should have been noted in a Team Update as required for competition.

Regards,

Mike

[Mike Mahar]

The update was released and provides some improvements:

- reset of cRIO from DS through holding the 3 buttons down and then pressing select.
- improved team Display options with a 2nd screen and some example cRIO code for display
- blocking of joysticks during autonomous enable mode, needed and required for competition.
- updates for FMS status packets.

The only thing on the FRC 2009 Control System page is the dsud_pkg.bin file. Where are these cRIO code examples for display?

[jross]

- reset of cRIO from DS through holding the 3 buttons down and then pressing select.

To reset the cRIO, (after holding down the 3 buttons), the select button must be pressed for between 1/2 and 2 seconds. If you hold it too long (or too short) it cancels the reboot command as a safety. This might take a few times to get the timing right, but shouldn't be hard to do after a few minutes practice.

The only thing on the FRC 2009 Control System page is the dsud_pkg.bin file. Where are these cRIO code examples for display?

FIRST/NI is aware of the missing examples, and is working on getting them posted.

[Joe Hershberger]

The only thing on the FRC 2009 Control System page is the dsud_pkg.bin file. Where are these cRIO code examples for display?

I will post these examples shortly as a think tank article.

[Mike Soukup]

I will post these examples shortly as a think tank article.

Do you have a link to the code examples?

[Joe Hershberger]

http://thinktank.wpi.edu/ArticleRevision/270

[Mike Betts]

Thank you.

[Joe Hershberger]

It is also posted here: http://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-3391