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FTC 2010-2011 Training Material (Archived)

Update: This Training Material is for a season that has allready passed.
Please check out the FTC 2011-2012 Training Material for updated training resources.


How to use this training material

The training material is divided into parts. You do not have to complete the first training in each part to move on to the second training in that part. Example: You do not have to complete A1 to understand A2. However, you do need to have some understanding of Part A to understand Part B.The following is a list of all the training material available.

Part A - Intro and Basics

  • A1: NI and LabVIEW Overview
  • A2: Introduction to LabVIEW Environment
  • A3: Getting Started with LabVIEW for NXT and TETRIX
  • Getting Started with LabVIEW for FTC (Includes hardware training)
  • Part B - LabVIEW and TETRIX Basic Lessions

  • Intro Video to LabVIEW with TETRIX on FTCMastery.com (under "Lesson Video") Duration: 38 min
  • Exercise Code
  • Exercise and Solutions
  • Teacher Notes
  • Part C - FTC Specific Training

  • C1: The Controller Station
  • C2:Teleop Template
  • C3: Autonomous Template
  • C4: IR Seeker
  • C5: Debugging
  • C6: Final Exercise
  • Solutions
  • Debugging Exercise and Solution
  • Part D - Conclusion

  • D1: Next Steps
  • FTC Software

  • Download the software you need for FTC here (after you install LabVIEW Education Edition 2009 from your kit)
  • Contributors