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FRC Programming Your Radio For Home Use

This document provides instructions for configuring a 2016 FRC wireless bridge for home use by using the FRC Radio Configuration Utility software. It describes downloading and installing the software, selecting the network interface, choosing the bridge model and operating mode, and starting the configuration process.
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FRC Programming Your Radio For Home Use

This document provides instructions for configuring a 2016 FRC wireless bridge for home use by using the FRC Radio Configuration Utility software. It describes downloading and installing the software, selecting the network interface, choosing the bridge model and operating mode, and starting the configuration process.
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Programmingyourradioforhomeuse
Thisguidewillshowyouhowtousethe2016FRCRadioConfigurationUtilitysoftwaretoconfigureyourrobot'swirelessbridgeforuseoutsideofFRCevents.

Beforeyoubeginusingthesoftware:

1.DisableWiFiconnectionsonyourcomputer,asitmaypreventtheconfigurationutilityfromproperlycommunicatingwiththebridge

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2.Makesurenodevicesareconnectedtoyourcomputerviaethernet,otherthanthewirelessbridge.NotethatfortheOM5PANbridge,youmustuseaparticularEthernetp

TheOM5PANusesthesamepowerplugastheDLinkDAP1522,howeveritisa12Vradio.Wiretheradiotothe12V2AterminalsontheVRM(centerpinpositive).

PreRequisites
The2016FRCRadioConfigurationUtilityrequirestheJavaRuntimeEngine(JRE).IfyoudonothaveJavainstalled,youcandownloadtheJREfromhere:https://www.java.com/en/d

TheFRCRadioConfigurationUtilityrequiresAdministratorprivilegestoconfigurethenetworksettingsonyourmachine.Theprogramshouldrequestthenecessaryprivilegesautoma

ApplicationNotes
The2016RadioKioskwillprogramtheradiotoenforcethe7Mbpsbandwidthlimitontrafficexitingtheradiooverthewirelessinterface.Inthehomeconfiguration(APmode)thisisa

The2016KioskhasbeentestedonWindows7,8and10.Itmayworkonotheroperatingsystems,buthasnotbeentested.

ProgrammedConfiguration

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TheRadioConfigurationUtilityprogramsanumberofconfigurationsettingsintotheradiowhenrun.Thesesettingsapplytotheradioinallmodes(includingatevents).Theseinclude

SetastaticIPof10.TE.AM.1
SetanalternateIPonthewiredsideof192.168.1.1forfutureprogramming
Bridgethewiredportssotheymaybeusedinterchangeably
TheLEDconfigurationnotedinthegraphicabove
7Mb/sbandwidthlimitontheoutboundsideofthewirelessinterface
QoSrulesforinternalpacketprioritization(affectsinternalbufferandwhichpacketstodiscardifbandwidthlimitisreached).TheserulesareRobotControlandStatus(UDP111

InAPmodeonly:

DHCPserverenabled.Servesout10.TE.AM.1110.TE.AM.111onthewiredside,10.TE.AM.13010.TE.AM.230onthewirelessside,subnetmaskof255.255.255.0,broadca
DNSserverenabled.DNSserverIPanddomainsuffix(.lan)areservedaspartoftheDHCP.

WhenprogrammedwiththeteamversionoftheRadioConfigurationUtility,theuseraccountswillbeleftat(orsetto)thefirmwaredefaults:

Username:root
Password:root

Note:Itisnotrecommendedtomodifytheconfigurationmanually

Downloadthesoftware

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DownloadthelatestFRCRadioConfigurationUtilityInstallerfromtheWPILibprojectFileReleases(https://usfirst.collab.net/sf/frs/do/listReleases/projects.wpilib/frs.frc_radio_configura

Installthesoftware
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DoubleclickonFRC_Radio_Configuration_MM_DD_YY.exetolaunchtheinstaller.Followthepromptstocompletetheinstallation.

PartoftheinstallationpromptswillincludeinstallingWinPCapifitisnotalreadypresent.TheWinPCapinstallercontainsacheckbox(checkedbydefault)tostarttheWinPCapdrivero

Launchthesoftware
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UsetheStartmenuordesktopshortcuttolaunchtheprogram.

Note:IfyouneedtolocatetheprogramitisinstalledtoC:\ProgramFiles(x86)\FRCRadioConfigurationUtility.For32bitmachinesthepathisC:\ProgramFiles\FRCRadioConfigura

Allowtheprogramtomakechanges,ifprompted

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IftheyourcomputerisrunningWindowsVistaorWindows7,apromptmayappearaboutallowingtheconfigurationutilitytomakechangestothecomputer.Click"Yes"iftheprompt

Selectthenetworkinterface

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Usethepopupwindowtoselectthewhichethernetinterfacetheconfigurationutilitywillusetocommunicatewiththewirelessbridge.OnWindowsmachines,ethernetinterfacesare

1.Ifnoethernetinterfacesarelisted,click"Refresh"torescanforavailableinterfaces
2.Selecttheinterfaceyouwanttousefromthedropdownlist
3.Click"OK"

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OM5PANFirmwareNote
FortheFRCRadioConfigurationUtilitytoprogramtheOM5PANradio,theradiomustberunninganFRCspecificbuildoftheOpenWRTfirmware.RadiosrecievedintheKOPare

Ifyoudoneedtoreflashthefirmware,orresettheradio(theonlywaytoresetistoreflash),seetheinstructionsattheendofthisdocumentonhowtodosousingtheFRCRadioC

Selectabridgemodelandoperatingmode

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1.Selectwhichradioyouareconfiguringusingthedropdownlist.
2.Selectwhichoperatingmodeyouwanttoconfigure.Formostcases,thedefaultselectionof2.4GHzAccessPointwillbesufficient.Notethatthe2.4GHz+5GHzsimultaneousA
3.IflocatedoutsidetheUSA,selecttheCountryaswelltoprogramthepropercountryspecificrestrictions.

Prepareandstarttheconfigurationprocess

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Followtheonscreeninstructionsforpreparingyourwirelessbridge,enteringthesettingsthebridgewillbeconfiguredwith,andstartingtheconfigurationprocess.Theseonscreenin

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ConfigurationProgress

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Throughouttheconfigurationprocess,thewindowwillindicate:

1.Thestepcurrentlybeingexecuted
2.Theoverallprogressoftheconfigurationprocess
3.Allstepsexecutedsofar

Configurationcompleted

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Oncetheconfigurationiscomplete:

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1.Press"OK"onthedialogwindow
2.Press"OK"onthemainwindowtoreturntothesettingsscreen

Configurationerrors

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Ifanerroroccursduringtheconfigurationprocess,followtheinstructionsintheerrormessagetocorrecttheproblem.

LoadingFRCFirmwaretoOM5PAN

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IfyouneedtoloadtheFRCfirmware(orresettheradio),youcandosousingtheFRCRadioConfigurationUtility.

1.Followtheinstructionsabovetoinstallthesoftware,launchtheprogramandselecttheEthernetinterface.
2.MakesuretheOM5PANradioisselectedintheRadiodropdown.
3.MakesuretheradioisconnectedtothePCviaEthernet.

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4.Unplugthepowerfromtheradio
5.PresstheLoadFirmwarebutton
6.Whenprompted,plugintheradiopower.Thesoftwareshoulddetecttheradio,loadthefirmwareandpromptyouwhencomplete.

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