FRC | Robot Networking

Network devices

The OM5P-AC robot radio serves as a router and a gateway, causes each FRC robot to become a mobile, ad hoc network.

Robot Radio

Addresses:

Address type	Address	Notes
IPv4 (static)	10.TE.AM.1	TE.AM is the four-digit team number (ours is 1759)

Robot Radio Configuration

RoboRIO

Addresses:

Address type	Address	Notes
mDNS	roborio-TEAM-frc.local	Requires Avahi, Bonjour, or some other ZeroConf implementation
USB	172.22.11.2	Only works when the RoboRIO is plugged into a PC via the USB device port (USB-A-to-USB-B cable)
DHCP	10.TE.AM.?	Only works when the RoboRIO is plugged into the Robot Radio via an Ethernet cable
	169.254.?.?	Used if a DHCP connection cannot be established and no other method works

More reading: https://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/4485/m/13503/l/242608-roborio-networking

RoboRio Setup

The RoboRIO WebDashboard can be accessed by taking one of the addresses above and plugging it into a web browser connected to the robot network.

As of 2019:

• CAN configuration is no longer supported
• Silverlight, and therefore IE, is no longer required, thank goodness

Driver Station

Addresses

Address type	Address	Notes
DHCP	10.TE.AM.?	Only works when the Driver Station is part of the robot's network (wireless or Ethernet)

Co-processor setup

References

1. https://www.reddit.com/r/FRC/comments/5vflu5/usb_camera_not_showing_up_in_the_driver_station/