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Discussion Forums Now Live by Deirdre at May 5, 2008 6:27 PM

Ask technical questions, share answers, and learn with your peers in the NEW NI FIRST Community discussion forums!

Community Spotlights

VI Shots Video: NI CompactRIO at FRC


New FIRST Robotics Controller


Author: LabVIEW Champion Michael Aivaliotis


Description: This VI Shots video blog post takes an in-depth look at the various components of the new control system and interviews NI engineers about the CompactRIO controller.

2008 FIRST Championship Slideshow


Author: FIRST Fan Deirdre Walsh


Description: Take a look at these dynamic photos from the FIRST Championship in Atlanta, where Dean Kamen recognized the winning FRC teams from Canada, Texas and Michigan, and former President George Bush said "this is like the WWF but for smart people."

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Click to view Deirdre's profile Deirdre What types of training resources would help you get started with new controller? 129 3 19 minutes ago by LabViewEnthusiast
Click to view kilroywashere's profile kilroywashere how do u get line c into a labVIEW program 99 1 2 days ago by Kevin_S

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Click to view NI FIRST's profile NI FIRST Tutorial & Video: Join FIRST Community Powered by National Instruments 643 0 5 days ago by NI FIRST
Click to view Deirdre's profile Deirdre LabVIEW Application Featured on Conan O'Brien Show in Community Spotlights 183 2 6 days ago by Deirdre
Click to view Deirdre's profile Deirdre Additional NI LabVIEW Resources in FIRST Community Spotlights 128 0 1 week ago by Deirdre
Click to view Deirdre's profile Deirdre LabVIEW - Snap to It in Community Spotlights 120 0 1 week ago by Deirdre
Click to view Deirdre's profile Deirdre Video: Announcing the New FRC Controller – NI CompactRIO in FIRST Community Spotlights 82 0 1 week ago by Deirdre
Click to view NI FIRST's profile NI FIRST Data Sheet: NI CompactRIO Specifications 1,931 0 1 week ago by NI FIRST
Click to view NI FIRST's profile NI FIRST Hands-On Exercise: Introduction to LabVIEW 808 3 1 week ago by NI FIRST
Click to view NI FIRST's profile NI FIRST Tutorial: Top Five Benefits of the New FRC Controller 2,510 2 1 week ago by NI FIRST
Click to view NI FIRST's profile NI FIRST Tutorial: Program the New Controller with NI LabVIEW 2,055 0 1 week ago by NI FIRST
Click to view NI FIRST's profile NI FIRST Tutorial: Get Started with NI CompactRIO 3,628 0 1 week ago by NI FIRST

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Apr 27, 2008 2008 Championship Coverage
The Blue Alliance was at the 2008 Championship Event in Atlanta, GA, bringing you coverage of some of the interesting things going on down there. In this episode, we interview Anu Saha, a National Instruments engineer, about the recently-debuted 2009 c...
Apr 21, 2008 2008 Championship Matches Posted
The match videos for the Einstein Field at the 2008 FIRST Robotics Challenge Championship have been posted! You can rewatch the final matches of the 2008 season over and over again. We’re working to get the rest of the divisional video online, so...
Apr 20, 2008 FIRST’s Top Ten
Today at the Championship Event in Atlanta, FIRST presented their “Top Ten Indicators You Have Shifted Into FIRST Overdrive,” in the same style that David Letterman does. They do this every year, and often the jokes they make are community ...

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