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Phoenix Installation Instructions - FRC BETA 2019 (C++/Java)

1) Install all NI and WPI Beta Software

2) Install Phoenix on your PC

Windows

For Windows, run the latest Windows EXE found on TeamForge.
This will look very similar to previous installers - make sure you have the relevent component selected for your programming language.

Linux/Mac

For Linux/Mac users, unzip the non-Windows zip found on TeamForge into USERHOME\frc2019.

3) Open Your Robot Program in VsCode

Either create or open an existing robot project in vscode. Follow the WPI Screensteps instructions on how to do this.

4) Add Phoenix to Your Robot Project

This has a couple steps to it:

A) Right-Click on "build.gradle" in the project tree, then select "Manage Vendor Libraries".

Note: if "Manage Vendor Libraries" is missing then you likely are using 2018 Alpha VS. Ensure you are using 2019 Beta VS.

B) At the top of your screen, a menu will appear. Select "Install new libraries (offline)".

C) The menu will now display a list of vendor libraries you can install. Check "CTRE Phoenix", then click "OK"

You will now be able to use CTRE Phoenix libraries in your robot project! You can verify your installation using these steps

Verify Your Phoenix Installation (C++/Java)

The offline files for vscode are typically installed in

  • C:\Users\Public\frc2019\vendordeps\Phoenix.json (File used by vscode to include Phoenix in your project)
  • C:\Users\Public\frc2019\maven\com\ctre\frcbeta\phoenix (multiple maven-style library files)

Your drive letter may be different than "C:".

After running the Phoenix Installer, the instructions to add or update Phoenix in your robot project must be followed.

Teams can verify Phoenix is in their robot project by checking for the existence of vendordeps/Phoenix.json in the project directory.

Updating Phoenix (C++/Java)

If you already have a beta version of Phoenix installed and you want to update to a newer version, follow these steps.

1) Install the latest version of Phoenix on your PC

Follow Step 2 from the new install instructions

2) Open you robot program

3) Update the Phoenix version in your robot project

A) Right-Click on "build.gradle" in the project tree, then select "Manage Vendor Libraries".

B) At the top of your screen, a menu will appear. Select "Check for updates (offline)".

C) The menu will now display a list of vendor libraries you can update. Check "CTRE Phoenix", then click "OK"

Phoenix Installation Instructions - FRC BETA 2019 (LabVIEW)

1) Install LabVIEW per the 2019 beta instructions.

2) Install the Latest version of Phoenix Framework (at least v5.9.1)

This will look very similar to previous installers - make sure you have the relevent component selected for your programming language.

3) Use Phoenix Diagnostics Client to install the Phoenix Diagnostics Server onto the roboRIO.

Your LabVIEW Code WILL NOT RUN if you do not do this step.

This is similar to previous years' requirement to install the web-based configuration plug-in with LifeBoat.

a) Open Phoenix Diagnostics

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b) Connect to the roboRIO via USB

c) Click 'Update Binaries'

NEW: CTRE Phoenix Diagnostics Client

This is the open-source replacement for the CAN-plugin in the Web-Based Configuration Tool.

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The source and latest release can be found here...

https://github.com/CrossTheRoadElec/Phoenix-diagnostics-client

More Documentation Coming Soon!