Transcript update on this year`s “beta” test of C++ software

New Features for 2010
Beta Testing
New Programming
• Updates to LabVIEW 8.6
• Updates to WindRiver and WPIlib for C++
Look and feel remains the same
• New Java support
NetBeans development environment
New Hardware
Classmate PC
• Classmate PC (netbook) replaces the blue
driver station
• Classmate can
also be used for
development
LabVIEW and
NetBeans
pre-installed
Dashboard & Driver Station Screen
New Hardware
Classmate PC
• cRIO imaging tool installed on Classmate
• USB hub for E-stop button and joysticks
• Wireless
Does not need
to be wired to
the router
E-Stop Button
New Hardware
Cypress PSoC for I/O
• Programmable System on Chip
• API (Application Programming Interface)
provides easy access to hardware features and
functions.
• C Language support
• Still experimental – full role not yet defined
Cypress PSoC kit
Breadboard Wiring Kit
• PSoC has two rows of
pins which attach to
breadboard and
allows electrical
connection to PSoC
functions
Bench Test Setup