General Robot Design

Robots in FRC tend to have a small set of components we want to use, which can be arranged in many ways to make complex mechanisms. These mechanisms are typically designed before the code for them is written, so you should know what they’re composed of by the time you write any code. We’ll list a few of these components here and explain what they do and how we typically use them.

Table of Contents

1. RoboRIO
2. Actuators
   1. Motors
      1. Motor Controllers
         1. TalonFX
         2. TalonSRX
         3. SparkMax
   2. Pneumatics
3. Sensors
   1. Limit Switches
   2. Encoders
   3. Through-Beam Sensors
   4. Distance Sensors
4. User Input Devices
   1. Controllers
   2. Joysticks
   3. Button Pads
   4. Dip Switches
5. Other Topics
   1. LED Lights
   2. Modes