FRC | Programming Environment

Hardware/Software

• Computer
• Eclipse
• Git
• WPILib

Installation

• First, install Java JDK. Go to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html, select "JDK Download", and click on "Java SE Development Kit". Accept the agreement and download the x64 version. This ensures that it will function with Eclipse later on.
• If your device will be running any code in C++, go to http://first.wpi.edu/FRC/roborio/toolchains/ and select the most recent version of the C++ Toolchains for your device.
• Go to http://www.eclipse.org and press the "Download" Button.
• Select the 64 bit download of "Eclipse IDE for Java Developers".
• This download will create a zip file. Extract the file, the move the eclipse folder to a new file titled, "Eclipse".
• Start Eclipse, and allow it to use the default workspace.
• In Eclipse, select Window, then Preferences in the menu bar. If C/C++ is on the left side somewhere, skip to the next step. If not, close the Preferences window, select Help, then Install New Software. Click the dropdown and select "Neon" in the "Work With:" Section. Scroll down to Programming Languages and expand the section. Click the checkbox next to "C/C++ Development Tools". Click Next, and restart eclipse.
• Return to the Preferences menu. Choose Java Preferences, then Installed JREs. Make sure that the installed JDK is shown. If it isn't, click "Add", then select "Standard VM". Click "Next" and then "Directory". Find the JDK folder and click "OK" then "Finish".
• Restart Eclipse and Select "Help", then "Install new software". Press the "Add" button. In the Name box, type, "FRC Plugins". In location paste the following link: http://first.wpi.edu/FRC/roborio/release/eclipse/
• Click Next and select all folders.

Version control