Pre-Competition Checklist

• Wires on robot and batteries have bolts and nuts tightened and re-wrapped.
• Run through Robot Inspection Checklist
• Driver Station
  • Secure Joystick/gamepad controllers to board with strain relief
  • Secure the driver station laptop to the board with velcro and strain relief.
  • Make Driver account a member in Administrator group
  • Remove Login passwords
  • Ensure only software on driver station is what's needed for driving
  • Install All Windows updates (do this a week before the competition)
  • Change “Active Hours” for Windows Updates to prevent updates from installing during competition hours
  • Turn off Put the computer to sleep in power plan for both battery and powered operation.
  • Turn off USB Selective Suspend
  • Pack known good USB and Ethernet cables (for roboRIO connection/programming)

First Morning of Competition:

• Configure radio
• Get robot inspected
• Create table of batteries to use for matches
• Check wire connections on robot including all competition batteries
• Driver Station:
  • Turn off Windows firewall.
  • Turn off the Wi-Fi adapter.

Between Matches:

• Change and charge battery, check charge state of next matches batteries.
• Prepare and change bumpers
• Driver station plugged in and charging
• Set/Reset Air pressure/release valve
• PWM, CAN, Power connections- check everything plugged in
• Driver station USB connections: joystick and button board
• Modify software and program roboRIO as needed

Preparing to queue

• Correct color bumpers installed
• Fresh battery installed
• Robot pneumatics pressurized
• Game mechanisms set for starting position
• Driver Station:
  • Laptop on & driver logged in
  • Close programs that aren’t needed during the match
  • Laptop charger brought to the field.
  • Joysticks and controllers assigned to the correct USB ports?

Things to do if not busy:

• Check universal connectors on xtra motors
• Check charge state of next batteries.