🤖 FRC Control System

A FIRST Robotics Competition robot is made up of several systems that all work together during a match.

• The roboRIO/SystemCore is the robot’s main computer. It runs all of your robot code.
• The robot radio handles wireless communication between the robot and the drivers.
• The DriverStation is the program drivers use to control the robot and monitor its status.
• The FMS (Field Management System) is the competition field system that controls matches and communicates with every robot on the field.

As a programmer, you need to understand how these systems interact. Many robot problems are not caused by code alone. They can also come from networking issues, hardware failures, communication problems, or field behavior.

Learning how the full control system works will make you much better at debugging and building reliable robots!