Programming Resources

This page contains programming tutorials and related Control System documentation useful for configuring and programming Control System components.

Programming Tutorials

FIRST Tech Challenge Programming Tutorials

• Choosing a Programming Tool

• Blocks Tutorial

• Onbot Java Tutorial

• Android Studio Tutorial

Supporting Documentation

Control System Supporting Documentation

• Control System Introduction

• Required Materials

• Using Your Android Device

• Phone Pairing

• Configuring Your Android Devices

• Connecting Devices to a Control or Expansion Hub

• Configuring Your Hardware

• Connecting a Laptop to a Program & Manage Wi-Fi Network

• Installing a Javascript Enabled Browser

• Managing a Control Hub

• Managing a Smartphone Driver Station (DS)

• Managing a Smartphone Robot Controller (RC)

AprilTag Programming

Topics for programming with AprilTags

• AprilTag Introduction
• VisionPortal Overview
• Understanding AprilTag Values
• AprilTag Test Images

TensorFlow Programming

Topics for programming with TensorFlow Object Detection (TFOD)

• TensorFlow for CENTERSTAGE presented by RTX
• TensorFlow for POWERPLAY presented by Raytheon Technologies
• Using TensorFlow in Freight Frenzy
• Blocks Sample OpMode for TFOD
• Java Sample Op Mode for TFOD

Vision Programming

Learning more about using vision

• Computer Vision Overview
• Webcam Controls
• Camera Calibration

Advanced Topics

Advanced Topics for Programmers

• Changing PID Coefficients
• Changing PIDF Coefficients
• Automatically Loading a Driver Controlled Op Mode
• Custom Blocks (myBlocks)
• External Libraries in OnBot Java and Blocks
• Universal IMU Interface
• Using the Kotlin Programming Language

Additional FIRST Website Resources

• FIRST Website Programming Resources Link