Getting Started

installationInstallation guide: https://docs.wpilib.org/en/stable/docs/zero-to-robot/step-2/wpilib-setup.html

1. downloadDownload the installer from https://github.com/wpilibsuite/allwpilib/releases/tag/v2023.4.3
2. scrollScroll down to assets and download the appropriate version for your operating system
   1. ifIf you have a mac and are unsure if you should download the arm64 or intel version,
   2. clickClick the apple logo menu in the top left of your screen and click about this mac
   3. ifIf it says you have an Apple M1/M2/etc. chip, download the arm64 installer. otherwise download the intel version
3. runRun the installer
4. clickClick start
5. chooseChoose the  "Tools Only" installation method. DO NOT CHOOSE EVERYTHING
6. youYou should now have wpilibWPILib installer

 

1. downloadDownload intellijIntelliJ community edition using the appropriate installer from here: https://github.com/wpilibsuite/allwpilib/releases/tag/v2023.4.3
2. runRun the installer and install intellijIntelliJ
3. Open IntelliJ and open settings
4. Go to the plugin tab and search FRC. Make sure you are in the Marketplace tab and not Installed.
5. Install the FRC plugin

 

Once you have this set up, download the 2022 robot project from GitHub. It would be best to clone the repository, but if you are unsure of how to do this, you can just click the green Code button and download it as a zip.

Open the project in IntelliJ. You may have some errors about a missing JDK. You should be able to download this through IntelliJ, but it's ok for now if you can't.