Configuring Your Hardware Blocks

• Configuring your Android Devices
  • What Needs to Be Configured for My Control System?
    • Control Hub Configuration
    • Two Android Smartphone Configuration
  • Renaming Your Smartphones
  • Installing the FIRST Tech Challenge Apps
    • Updating Apps and Firmware on REV Devices (REV Expansion Hub, REV Control Hub, REV Driver Hub)
    • Updating Apps on Android Phones
  • Placing Phones into Airplane Mode with Wi-Fi On
  • Pairing the DRIVER STATION to the Robot Controller
    • Control Hub Pairing
    • Two Android Smartphone Pairing
• Connecting Devices To a Control or Expansion Hub
  • Connecting 12V Power to the Hub
    • Connecting 12V Power to the Hub Instructions
  • Connecting a Motor to the Hub
    • Connecting a 12V Motor to the Hub Instructions
  • Connecting a Servo to the Hub
    • Connecting a Servo to the Hub Instructions
  • Connecting a Color-Distance Sensor to the Hub
    • Connecting a Color-Distance Sensor to the Hub Instructions
  • Connecting a Touch Sensor to the Hub
    • Connecting a Touch Sensor to the Hub Instructions
• Configuring Your Hardware
  • Getting Started
    • Getting a Smartphone Robot Controller Ready
      • Connecting an Android Smartphone to an Expansion Hub
        • Connecting an Android Smartphone to an Expansion Hub Instructions
    • Getting the Control Hub Ready
      • Creating a Configuration File Using the DRIVER STATION
        • Creating a Configuration File on the Robot Controller using the DRIVER STATION Instructions
  • Configuring a DC Motor
    • Configuring a DC Motor Instructions
  • Configuring a Servo
    • Configuring a Servo Instructions
  • Configuring a Color Distance Sensor
    • Configuring a Color Distance Sensor Instructions
  • Configuring a Digital Touch Sensor
    • Configuring a Digital Touch Sensor Instructions
  • Configuring an External UVC Camera and a Powered USB Hub
    • Introduction
    • What type of External Camera can be Used?
    • USB Hub
    • Sample Op Modes
  • Configuring an External Webcam with a Control Hub
    • Introduction
    • Type of External Camera
    • Connecting the Camera
    • Camera Configuration
    • Sample Op Modes
    • Image Preview
    • External HDMI Monitor
    • Advanced Users
  • Using Two Expansion Hubs
    • Introduction
    • Equipment Needed
    • Changing the Address of an Expansion Hub
    • Connecting the Two Expansion Hubs
    • Configuring Your Expansion Hubs
  • Managing Electrostatic Discharge Effects
    • Introduction
    • What is an Electrostatic Discharge Event?
    • How Robots Become Charged
    • Discharging a Robot
    • What Steps can be Taken to Mitigate the Risk of an ESD Disruption?
      • Step 1: Treating the Tile Floor with Anti-Static Spray (Event Hosts Only)
      • Step 2: Add Ferrite Chokes to Signal Wires
      • Step 3: Electrically Isolating the Electronics from the Metal Frame of the Robot
        • Sub Step A: Mounting Electronics on a Non-Conductive Material
        • Sub Step B: Isolate Exposed or Poorly Insulated Parts of the Electronics
      • Step 3: Covering Exterior Metal Features with Electrically Insulated Material
      • Step 4: Ground Electronics to Metal Frame with an Approved Cable
  • Saving the Configuration Information
    • Saving the Configuration Information Instructions