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Abdul Zia edited this page Feb 11, 2026 · 8 revisions

These are the FRC software programs we need on all of the software laptops

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SMART APP CONTROL OFF

  • WPILib
    • download from link above (it will take a while to download)
    • Right click the .iso file in the Downloads folder, then open with > Windows Explorer (give it a second, it's slow)
    • A security warning will pop up, ignore it and press Open
      • this should create a virtual DVD drive there is (probably) not an actual on the laptop
    • run WPILibInstaller.exe inside the virtual DVD Drive
      • Select Everything & Install for this User
      • Select Download for this computer only (this will take a wild)
      • click next when the download finishes, it will set up other stuff (this will also take a while)
      • Finish
    • WPILib VS Code on the desktop will be your IDE for FRC
  • Set up WPILib VS Code
    • Create a folder on the desktop called FRC_code
    • Head inside FRC_code and open the terminal in that location
    • run git clone https://github.com/team116/ED[year].git (substitute year for the current year)
    • Open [this year] WPILib VS Code
    • Press Ctrl+K then Ctrl+O to Open a folder, then select the newly created folder ED[year]
    • Head to the extensions side tab (press Ctrl+Shift+X)
    • Search for Git Graph and install it
      • trust installer
    • After it finishes installing, on the bottom bar, there should be text labled Git Graph. Click on it
      • Press the gear in the top right of the screen
      • Edit the user details such that the name is ftc519 and the email is <>, enable Use Globally
      • click the edit button for origin in remote Remote Configuration (it is next to the text push and looks like a pencil)
        • set the fetch URL to https://ftc519:[token]@github.com/team116/ED[year].git (token is the PAT token, there should instructions on how to get it in Laptop software)
        • leave the Push URL blank so that it copies the fetch URL
    • TODO: FINISH WRITING DOCUMENTION FOR REV VENDORDEPS THINGIE (they should all be installed so finishing this is not important)
    • Checking that REVOfline VendorDeps is working for 2026
      • git clone https://github.com/team116/ED2025-2026SDK.git into FRC_code
      • open the cloned repository in WPILib
      • press Ctrl+Shift+P(or press the WPI icon in the top right) and type WPI: Build Code to build the code
      • if it builds successfully, then your vendordeps is correct and REVOffline is correctly installed. Otherwise, reinstall the REVOffline vendor deps
  • Choreo
    • Be on FPCSonboarding network
    • scroll down and press Show all assets
    • Download Windows-x86_64-setup.exe and run it
      • this will trigger a warning, click more info then run anyway
      • UNLESS specified otherwise bellow, use default settings
      • just use the default settings
  • Path planner
    • install PathPlanner-Windows-v[random number]-setup.exe and run it
      • this will trigger a warning, click more info then run anyway
      • UNLESS specified otherwise bellow, use default settings
      • select Install for me only
      • Accept the license agreemnt
      • Create a desktop shortcut

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