Field Electronics Setup Guide
Rev 10 1/23/2013
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©2012
FIRST
Tech Challenge
CONTENTS
1. Equipment ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2
2. Setting up FCS Router: FTC_FIELD .................................................................................................................................... 4
3. Setting up FCS Router for FTC_PIT .................................................................................................................................... 14
4. Connection configurations - Scoring System Separate from FCS (Recommended) .......................................................... 21
5. Create Samantha network configuration flash drives ...................................................................................................... 22
6. Loading the config files onto the samantha modules At Software inspection ................................................................. 25
7. Appendix ........................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Revision Date
Details
1
10/04/2010
Initial Release
2
10/14/2010
Added appendix explaining WiFi Sniffer
3
10/25/2010
Added updated equipment needed list, and wireless configuration utility
settings.
Added critical warning box page 3
4
11/29/2010
Added locations of hex files (page 18)
Expanded instructions for the FTC_PIT router setup
Expanded instructions for flash drive creation
Added connection diagrams to the appendix
5
11/30/2010
Changed connection diagrams
Updated Flash Drive section: Samantha.hex must be manually placed on
flash drive.
6
12/8/2010
Moved WiFi sniffer instructions from the appendix to page 8.
Updated recommendation to use either channel 5 or 8 (was 3 or 8) for
router setup.
Removed option to connect the scoring system with the FCS.
7
12/13/2010
Revised field electronic diagrams to include reminders that the USB cables
must not be more than 5 meters (15 feet), and added a note to reserve USB
ports on the FCS computer for the USB hubs.
8
1/4/2011
Clarified router connection instruction on Page 17
Corrected page number reference on page 19 from “page 5 step 2.4” to
“page 10 step 2.3”
9
8/27/2012
Updated document to include new router (E1200). The Linksys model E3000
has been discontinued by the manufacturer.
10
1/23/2013
Added note about the Logitech Controllers to pages 2 & 3