FRC 6045 Programming Website!FRC 6045 Programming Website!The purpose of this website is to make it easier to find programming-related things that are used or made by FRC 6045.
Elastic is the software that 6045 uses to monitor the status of the robot, including speed, Limelight view, and encoder position. We also use it to .
GitHub Desktop is the software that 6045 uses to access code across multiple computers. This is not available for Linux computers.
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iTerm2 is a replacement terminal for Apple computers. It also has additional functions.
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For Sartell school-provided-MacBook users, this application is useful because it is not possible to open the regular terminal app. It is not necessary other than for this reason.
National Instruments' FRC Game Tools includes the Driver Station, software that is necessary to control the robot. This is only available for Windows.
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REV Hardware Client is the software that 6045 uses to assign CAN IDs to motors. This is only available for Windows.
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PathPlanner is the software that 6045 uses to make autos.
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Click on the large heading with the green "Latest" symbol next to it.
Scroll to the bottom and click on a file that matches your operating system.
For Sartell school-provided-MacBook users, install the ZIP file and then enter "xattr -d com.apple.quarantine file_path" in the terminal. You can quickly get the file path by dragging the installer into the terminal.
WPILib Visual Studio Code is the software 6045 uses to edit and deploy code.
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For Sartell school-provided-MacBook users, you must first install JDK and Xcode, both of which should be available on Self Service. You will need the administrator credentials to download XCode.
Most recently updated: August 14, 2025 by Henry