Team Leaders, thanks to all of you who attended the Duluth Regionals.  It was quite a weekend and you showed great cooperation and patience in working with us to change the schedule.  Hopefully, everyone made it home without incidents.  Here are a couple of updates for everyone.

MSHSL/FIRST State Championship qualification standings

The results after Week 2 competitions have been posted.  Remember, final standings don’t come out until after Week 6.

https://mnfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/MSHSL-Week-2.pdf

CSA notes following Week 2 from Chris Roadfeldt

Below are some required updates and recommendations made based on the lessons learned from the Duluth Regionals this past weekend. While not required, it is advisable to follow the recommendations to avoid delays in competition and to minimize the number of bypasses and technical issues during competition. Thanks and best of luck in your next competition!

Required

* Update roboRio to 2019 v14 image. There will be time after your robot is unbagged at the competition. DO NOT unbag your robot to complete this update before the next competition. If you competed during either Duluth regional and are using the same roboRio, your team should have already been updated. If not, the CSAs and Robot Inspectors will help you update after your robot is unbagged if you are attending a MN regional. 2019 v14 image is included in the FRC update suite 2019.2 below.

Recommended

* Bring a copy of your robot source code or LabView robot project, you will need to re-deploy it after you update your roboRio to the 2019 v14 image.

* Update to FRC update suite 2019.2: https://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/currentCS/m/java/l/1027504-installing-the-frc-update-suite-all-languages

* Update wpilib to 4.1: https://github.com/wpilibsuite/allwpilib/releases or Click on the WPI button in the upper right hand corner of Visual Studio Code and click update. Your laptop will need to be online in order to perform this update.

* If using a USB camera via the roboRio, we recommend setting the camera to 10-15 FPS at 320×240 if using a single camera, if using two cameras drop to 7-10 FPS and 320×240 on both cameras, to reduce latency and bandwidth: Contact a CSA at firstmn.csa@gmail.com if you need any assistance with this.

* If using a limelight for driver camera, consider using the bandwidth recommendation here: http://docs.limelightvision.io/en/latest/best_practices.html#bandwidth

* If using a limelight and / or frcvision on Raspberry PI, consider bringing an ethernet switch in order to assist troubleshotting and configure settings without the use of Wifi: https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Ethernet-Unmanaged-Protection-GS105NA/dp/B0000BVYT3/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=gs105&qid=1552319008&s=electronics&sr=1-2 or https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Gigabit-Ethernet-Unmanaged-1000Mbps/dp/B00KFD0SMC/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=gs205&qid=1552319162&s=gateway&sr=8-1

* Turn off firewall: https://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/4485/m/24193/l/284356-windows-firewall-configuration

* Bring at least 2 USB-ethernet adaptors if your team is using one for your driver’s station: https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Portable-Aluminum-Ethernet-Supporting/dp/B00PC0H9IE/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=usb+ethernet&qid=1552319705&s=electronics&sr=1-5 or Anker Unibody Aluminum 3-Port USB 3.0 and Gigabit Ethernet Hub with 1.3ft / 40cm USB 3.0 Cable [Ethernet Port RTL8153 Chipset + USB Ports VL812 Chipset] or https://www.amazon.com/Mbps-Ethernet-Network-Adapter-Dongle/dp/B00L4KZ4P6/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=usb+ethernet+startech&qid=1552319924&s=electronics&sr=1-4

* If using “Default” or “LabView” Dashboards, install this update: https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA00Z000001DcmwSAC&l=en-US

If you have any questions on any of these items, please feel free to contact us or stay in touch using the links below.

CSA Blog: https://firstmncsa.org
CSA Email support: firstmn.csa@gmail.com
CSA Contact info:  https://mnfirst.org/first-community-resources/local-assistance/

Regards, Mark Lawrence
Chairman, MN FIRST Regional Planning Committee