Installing the FRC Game Tools¶
The FRC Game Tools contains the following software components: LabVIEW Update, FRC Driver Station, and FRC Utilities. The LabVIEW runtime components required for the Driver Station and Utilities are included in this package. No components from the LabVIEW Software for FRC package are required for running either the Driver Station or Utilities.
Note
The Driver Station will only work on Windows 7, Windows 8,Windows 8.1, and Windows 10. It will not work on Windows XP.
Uninstall Old Versions (Recommended)¶
Warning
LabVIEW teams have already completed this step, do not repeat it.
Note
It is only necessary to uninstall previous versions when installing a new year’s tools. For example, uninstall the 2019 tools before installing the 2020 tools. It is not necessary to uninstall before upgrading to a new update of the 2020 game tools.
Before installing the new version of the FRC Game Tools it is recommended to remove any old versions. The new version will likely co-exist with the old version (note that the DS will overwrite old versions), but all testing has been done with FRC 2020 only. Then click Start >> Add or Remove Programs. Locate the entry labeled “National Instruments Software”, and select Uninstall.
Select Components to Uninstall¶
In the dialog box that appears, select all entries. The easiest way to do this is to de-select the “Products Only” check-box and select the check-box to the left of “Name”. Click Remove. Wait for the uninstaller to complete and reboot if prompted.
Downloading the Update¶
Download the update from https://www.ni.com/en-us/support/downloads/drivers/download.frc-game-tools.html
If you wish to install on other machines offline, do not click the Download button, click Individual Offline Installers and then click Download, to download the full installer.
.NET Framework 4.6.2¶
The Game Tools installer may prompt that .NET Framework 4.6.2 needs to be updated or installed. Follow prompts on-screen to complete the installation, including rebooting if requested. Then resume the installation of the FRC Game Tools, restarting the installer if necessary.
Welcome¶
Starting Install¶
Run the downloaded exe file to start the install process. Click “Yes” if a Windows Security prompt
Right click on the downloaded iso file and select mount. Run install.exe from the mounted iso. Click “Yes” if a Windows Security prompt
Note
other installed programs may associate with iso files and the mount option may not appear. If that software does not give the option to mount or extract the iso file, then follow the directions in the “Offline Installer (Windows 7, 8, & 8.1)” tab.
Install 7-Zip (download here). As of the writing of this document, the current released version is 19.00 (2019-02-21). Right click on the downloaded iso file and select Extract to.
Run install.exe from the extracted folder. Click “Yes” if a Windows Security prompt Click “Yes” if a Windows Security prompt appears.
NI Package Manager Installation¶
Installation progress of the NI Package Manager will be tracked in this window
Product List¶
NI Activation Wizard¶
Log into your ni.com account. If you don’t have an account, select ‘Create account’ to create a free account.
NI Activation Wizard (2)¶
Enter the serial number. Click “Activate”. Note: If this is the first time activating this year’s software on this account, you will see the message shown above about a valid license not being found. You can ignore this.
NI Activation Wizard (3)¶
If your products activate successfully, an “Activation Successful” message will appear. If the serial number was incorrect, it will give you a text box and you can re-enter the number and select “Try Again”. If everything activated successfully, click “Next”.
NI Update Service¶
You will be prompted whether to enable the NI update service. You can choose to not enable the update service.
