dev_notes.md

title	Developer Notes
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General Resources

• Git
  • wpilib Git Version Control Introduction
  • Free Git book (pdf)
• WPILib Documentation

Annual Updates

• WPILib Install
• Installing FRC Game Tools (Labview Update, FRC Driver Station, and FRC Utilities)
• Imaging your roboRIO
• FRC Radio Configuration
• CTRE Phoenix Framework and Pigeon Tuner
• CTRE Falcon 500
• CTRE Talon SRX
• CTRE Victor SPX
• SPARK MAX
  • software resources
  • firmware update
  • 3rd party libraries installation
    • java
    • cpp
  • videos
• Kauai Labs navx-mxp
  • official firmware upgrade instructions
  • Keon's Notes from prior years
  • navXUI

Miscellaneous

• Shuffleboard
  • workaround for error can not find vbs script file while starting DriverStation
    • In DriverStation set "Dashboard Type" drop down menu to Shuffleboard
    • Open text editor for C:\Users\Public\Documents\FRC\FRC DS Data Storage.ini
    • Change the DashboardCmdLine to match the following:

    DashboardCmdLine = "wscript "C:\\Users\\Public\\frc2019\\tools\\SmartDashboard.vbs""

• Gradle

  • How to configure build.gradle to show unchecked warnings and deprecations. Add the following to build.gradle:

    compileJava {
        options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
        options.compilerArgs << "-Xlint:unchecked" << "-Xlint:deprecation"
    }
    
    compileTestJava {
        options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
        options.compilerArgs << "-Xlint:unchecked" << "-Xlint:deprecation"
    }
    

• Checkstyle
  • Download Checkstyle by pressing CTRL + Shift + X in VSCode and typing in CheckStyle for Java
  • You can work on Checkstyle configurations by reading the Extending Checkstyle Section.

Coding Standards

• Java

Contributing to WPILib

• Official Guidelines

Tiny Little Details

• linux and non-wpilib vscode w/ wpilib