Can we support the LabVIEW code for FRIST?

[aeastet]

Hello,

With the very evident lack of support from NI for FIRST now is there a place for us to take care of the code that NI is not support for many years now? I would love to try and bring the code back to a level where teams would be willing to use LabVIEW again. I would be willing to vet members to also help take care of the code as well.

Tim

[oscarfonseca]

Hello Tim,

Thanks for your interest in helping out to maintain the LabVIEW code for FRC!

I agree with your approach to enable the community to fix and extend the pieces that are part of the architecture that teams use, the same way WPIlib is open to be modified. I am working with our internal team and FIRST to determine how this would look like - unfortunately, I don't have specifics, yet, but stay tuned!

Cheers,

[aeastet]

Any update on this? The 2026 season will be kicking off soon. With the change to a new controller for 2027 we are going to need to get started on LabVIEW code ASAP. 

[oscarfonseca]

Hello Tim,

Our latest news announced in the FIRST Blog: 2027 Control System Testing Reminder 

Emerson is excited to continue its support of FIRST through the exploration of enabling NI LabVIEW on the next-generation control system for both the FIRST Robotics Competition and FIRST Tech Challenge.

Over the coming months, the NI team at Emerson will be working closely with FIRST control system developers to evaluate and test the new Systemcore controller for full support with the LabVIEW Community Edition. This will simplify licensing, installation, and allow teams to develop LabVIEW code across major operating systems.

For decades, NI LabVIEW has empowered engineers, scientists, and students around the world to solve complex problems and accelerate innovation, from groundbreaking research at CERN and NASA’s rocket propulsion testing, to life-saving medical advancements at Stryker.

Looking forward to the results of the testing from our R&D team.

Cheers,