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#Lab 6 - Adding a Subsystem to the robot

###Objective In this lab, you will create a new Subsystem for the robot.

###Prerequisite

• Tote2016 project opened in Eclipse

###Steps

1. Create a new SubSystem class

   • Expand the src folder in the package explorer
   • Right click on the org.usfirst.frc.team4141.robot.subsystems package to bring up the context menu
   • Select the Class option from the new Menu
   • Enter a name for your Subsystem class, e.g. MySubsystem
   • Set the Superclass to org.usfirst.frc.team4141.MDRobotBase.MDSubsystem
   • click the Finish button

2. Implement required methods

   • Hover over the class name, and select the auto fix option, this will add a constructor to the class.

3. Add subsystem to the Robot

   • Add the following to the configureRobot() method of the Robot class

    	add(new MySubsystem(this, "mySubsystem")
    			.add("setting", new IntegerConfigSetting(0,10,4))
    			.configure()
    	);	
   

4. Save and close any files you have created or modified.