FRC Workbench
Supercharge your FRC workflow in VS Code.
FRC Workbench provides a suite of tools designed to streamline robot development, from subsystem generation to real-time tuning and path visualization.
🚀 Key Features
🎛️ Dynamic PID Tuner
Tune your PID controllers in real-time without redeploying code.
- Universal Tuning: Automatically discovers and generates sliders for any numeric field exposed by your controller (kP, kI, kD, kS, kV, kA, kG, MaxVelocity, etc.).
- Smart Ranges: Sliders automatically adapt their range based on the parameter name.
- Save to Code: One-click save specific tuned values back to your
RobotMap.java or Constants.java.
🛣️ PathPlanner Preview
Visualize your .path and .auto files directly in VS Code.
- Interactive Playback: Play, pause, and scrub through your path to see the robot's heading at any point.
- Stress Visualization: Paths are color-coded (Green to Red) to visualize curvature stress on the robot.
- Auto Routines: See your full auto routine steps visualized on the field.
🧙♂️ Advanced Subsystem Creator
Generate robust, modern WPILib subsystems in seconds.
- Hardware Setup: Drag & drop motors (TalonFX, CANSparkMax, etc.) and sensors.
- Helper Methods: Automatically generate common methods like
getVelocity(), setPosition(), or resetEncoder().
- State Machines: Define enum-based states (e.g.,
IDLE, INTAKING, SHOOTING) and generate the state machine skeleton.
- Profiled PID: Built-in support for
ProfiledPIDController with Feedforward (Simple, Elevator, Arm) and Trapezoidal profiles.
📦 Vendor Library Manager
- Smart Detection: Automatically detects missing vendor libraries (CTRE Phoenix 6, REVLib, ReduxLib, NavX) based on your imports.
- One-Click Install: Prompts to open the Vendor Library Manager if dependencies are missing.
📝 Constants Manager
- Organized View: Manage your system constants in a clean, grouped UI.
- Safe Editing: Modify values without worrying about syntax errors.
✅ Pre-Flight Checklist
- Interactive List: Track battery status, bumpers, radio configuration, and code deployment before match start.
Getting Started
- Open Command Palette (
Ctrl+Shift+P).
- Type
FRC to see available tools:
FRC: Subsystem CreatorFRC: PID TunerFRC: PathPlanner Preview (or just double-click a .path file)
- Right-click any folder in the Explorer to access the FRC submenu.
Requirements
- A WPILib robot project (Java).
- VS Code 1.90+.
Extension Settings
frcPlugin.constantsFileName: The name of your constants file (default: RobotMap.java).frcPlugin.autoOpenManager: Behavior when clicking the constants file.
Release Notes
0.1.0
- New: Dynamic PID Tuner with support for Feedforward (kS, kV, kA, kG) and generic numeric fields.
- New: PathPlanner Preview with Playback controls and Curvature "Stress" visualization.
- New: Enhanced Subsystem Creator with State Machine generation and Helper Methods.
- New: Vendor Library presence checks (ReduxLib, NavX, CTRE, REV).
- Improved: Context Menu organization.
Good Luck Teams! 🤖🚀
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