Initial Blocks Release

[Kevin-OConnor]

An initial release of Blocks is now available. Using this will require your Systemcore to be updated to image version 11 or later. To get started, download the .ipk file from https://github.com/wpilibsuite/systemcore-blocks-interface/releases and install it on your Systemcore by clicking the Add Package button on the home page of the web interface. You can then access it by clicking the new "Blocks" button (not the "Block Programming" button, this duplication will be resolved in a future OS release). The first time you open Blocks a small tutorial will pop up to show you around. The current package contains REVlib preinstalled to allow you to jump right in with either the hybrid configuration or A301. A number of devices are shown in the palettes by default, with additional WPILIB classes available by enabling them through the Settings menu.

Note that all deploys currently set up the complete environment (~20s), in the future this should only be needed on the first deploy after updates and additional deploys should be much faster.

You can report specific issues or discussions using the Blocks repo: https://github.com/wpilibsuite/systemcore-blocks-interface/issues. Or let us know if you've tried it out and what you think in your progress thread!