Programming Resources

This page contains programming tutorials and related FTC Control System documentation useful for configuring and programming FTC Control System components.

Programming Tutorials

Choosing a Programming Tool

• Blocks Tutorial

• Onbot Java Tutorial

• Android Studio Tutorial

Supporting Documentation

FTC Control System Supporting Documentation

• FTC Control System Introduction

• Required Materials

• Using Your Android Device

• FTC Phone Pairing

• Configuring Your Android Devices

• Connecting Devices to a Control or Expansion Hub

• Configuring Your Hardware

• Connecting a Laptop to a Program & Manage Wi-Fi Network

• Installing a Javascript Enabled Browser

• Managing a Control Hub

• Managing a Smartphone Driver Station (DS)

• Managing a Smartphone Robot Controller (RC)

Advanced Topics

Advanced Topics for Programmers

• Changing PID Coefficients
• Changing PIDF Coefficients
• Automatically Loading a Driver Controlled Op Mode
• Custom FTC Blocks (myBlocks)
• External Libraries in OnBot Java and Blocks

Vision Programming

Learning more about using vision in FTC

• Computer Vision Overview
• Blocks Sample Op Mode for TensorFlow Object Detection
• Java Sample Op Mode for TFOD
• Identifying Vuforia VuMarks
• Using TensorFlow in Freight Frenzy
• FTC Webcam Controls

Additional FIRST Website Resources

• FIRST Website Programming Resources Link