Building and installing the software - FRCteam1719theUmbrellaCorporation/documentation GitHub Wiki

All software can be built and developed on a Mac, Linux PC or Windows PC. However, many of the driving and telemetry tools require a Windows PC.

Installing development tools, cloning the repo

  • Download the WPILib tool here. This contains a customized version of VS Code with special WPI configuration commands built in. (You should not use the regular version of VS Code.)

  • Clone the main repository from here

  • Use "Open Folder" in VS Code, open the repository directory.

  • Click the WPI menu and select "WPILib: Build Robot Code"

  • If everything built correctly, you should see this in the terminal:

You should see this in a terminal:

Deploying the software to the robot

  • Connect your computer's WiFi network to the RoboRIO's WiFi access point, e.g, 1719-Starr.
  • Use the WPI command "WPILib: Deploy Robot Code".