Building A Robot with Tetrix, Setting up Programming Environment, Communication Interface:
Pushbot Build Guide PDF: pushbot
Steps to build a robot using Tetrix kit : pages 10 - 51
Steps to setup Programming environment : pages 52 - 135
Connecting the motors, motor controllers, power module and controller ZTE phone
Setting up your Windows PC to develop FTC Android Apps
1. Install FTC SDK android libraries: libraries
2. Install Java Dvelopent kit: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre7-downloads-1880261.html
{..Java development kit download: JavaSDK: do not use }
3. Install Android Studio IDE: androidstudio
Two ZTE phones are provided as part of the kit.
4. Install Driver Station App on the driver ZTE phone that is connected to the Game Pads
5. Robot Controller App is to be developed by the team and installed in the controller ZTE phone that is attached to the robot.
Resources Relating to CAD modeling using PTC Creo:
PTC-Creo download : to download free student version of PTC Creo software. Downloads of Trtrix models are also available.
Requires a Windows machine. Mac users can run on a Windows virtual machine.
PTC tutorials : Click on "How to Model Almost Everything" to download pdfs on how to use PTC-Creo
Game Rules
Game Manual Part 1: Click for the Game manual/robot rules and regulations
Game Manual Part 2: Click for the Game manual/robot rules and regulation part 2
FTC Res-Q challenge website: Click for the main challenge website with all the links/info
Past Competitions/ examples/ other resources
Tetrix examples
Big Dipper League links
https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer#!forum/big-dipper-league
https://drive.google.com/
TIMS Login site
https://my.usfirst.org/ftc/tims/site.lasso
Preparing for a FTC competition
http://www.firstinspires.org/node/5261
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