Generate and use compressed air to generate powerful and fast, binary state actuation.

Sample on-board pneumatic layout

Sample Pneumatic Layout

• Pneumatic Control Module (PCM)
  • Required central controller for all things pneumatic and FRC
• Pressure Switch
  • Automatically turns off the compressor to prevent over-pressure situations
• Air Compressor
  • Compresses air for use in the pneumatic sub-system
• Analog Pressure Sensor
  • Allows for the code to monitor tank Pressure
• Solenoids
  • Come in single and double varieties, electronically controls airflow downstream

• Pistons
  • Linear Pneumatic Actuators. The bread and butter of your pneumatic toolkit

• Pressure Gauge
  • Provides a way to easily (visually) check robot pressure without powering up the system
• Pneumatic Tanks
  • Store air, allowing working pressure to be maintained even while the Air Compressor is recharging the
• Downstream Flow Regulator
  • Limits air to actuators, allows rationing of air power (this is a good thing), and prevents the actuators from self-destructing (this is a bad thing)
• Pneumatic Fittings and Tubing
  • The veins of the pneumatic system, hold in the compressed air (this is a good thing)

• http://team358.org/files/pneumatic/
• https://firstfrc.blob.core.windows.net/frc2017/pneumatics-manual.pdf
• WPILib docs