Terminology
A fair number of acronyms are used throughout this manual. Below is a list of many of these acronyms and additional terms along with their definition. The official definitions and descriptions of field components are found in the FRC Game Manual.
Acronym |
Term |
Description |
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FRC |
FIRST Robotics Competition |
The original FIRST program, for high school students. |
FMS |
Field Management System |
The software (provided by FIRST) that walks volunteers through the course of an FRC event |
SCC |
Station Control Cabinet |
A series of plastic enclosures that house electronics that are assembled and maintained by FIRST Engineering, and setup around the field |
DS |
Driver Station |
A computer, usually a Windows laptop, used to relay control commands from the Team to the Robot |
PCK |
Philips Color Kinetics |
A line of products manufactured by Philips, including controllers and light strings, that commonly appear around FRC fields to relay scoring information to the audience and teams |
AD |
Audience Display |
A software program that is used to control the display of game information to the audience, including real-time scoring, rankings, playoff brackets, and more. |
FTA |
FIRST Technical Advisor |
Volunteer representative of FIRST HQ at events, supervises field operations and troubleshooting |
roboRIO |
Control system “brain” manufactured by National Instruments and required on each FRC Robot |
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Pit Display |
A laptop, provided by FIRST that displays ranking information at each event to people not in the immediate area of the field |