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Design Review Checklist
Checklist for Design Review: Game Rules: Make sure everything is within frame perimeter ...
What is a design review?
A design review in FRC evaluates the robot's design before moving on to fabrication. During a des...
Patrick's Rant on why Beluga Sucked (strategically)
(intro tl:dr - having a high skill ceiling means you need to get to that skill ceiling. Simple ro...
The Most Important Pieces of Electrical Documentation
As new FRC controls system hardware comes out (i.e. Systemcore), these pieces of Electrical Docum...
Preparation
Batteries are the powerhouse of the bot, essentially the mitochondria. Crimping and managing thes...
Resources
Resources/References: https://www.chiefdelphi.com/t/zebrapower-2-0-the-zebracornss-battery-p...
Tips
Tips: Generally, follow your subsystem leader before acting on anything. Have someone p...
Terminology
Basic Electrical Terminology Volts (Power), V: The potential difference in charge between two...
Molex Crimps
Introduction Molex is the brand of crimps that we use for ensuring connection between 22 gauge w...
Anderson Crimp
Anderson/Powerpole Connectors; Great for anything that inputs/outputs power on the robot , wir...
Ferrule Crimps
Context: We use these materials: Ferrule Crimper Wire Stripper We use blue ferrules for 2...
Good practices
“When in doubt, zip tie it out.” (mukiewukie 2025) Historically, a LOT of our matches have b...
Practices
Use a “Goldilocks Approach”: Too much exposed copper can lead to short-circuiting Not enoug...
Orange Pi and Arducam System
This section covers how to wire the Orange Pi and Arducam System, which are vision systems that w...
PDH and Breakers/Fuses
Power Distribution Hub (PDH), Breakers, and Fuses Power Distribution Hub (PDH), Breakers, and ...
Important Information
This is the fun stuff! That's a lie. Here is a basic FRC Electrical Subsystem: Some of the...
The Wiring Process
Throughout our subteam, we use a variety of wires that accomplish different things. The color and...
The Electrical Subteam
Electrical is an essential subteam to any robotics team. Planning and wiring the robot is pivotal...
Topology
Topology is a system of wire arrangement in which electrical components are connected together. T...