Field Services

The gizmo tool provides certain services related to a robotics competition field. These services include field location as well as control signal transmission. Metrics, logging, and statistical information is also provided by the FMS.

The FMS contains several components, depicted in the following diagram:

InternetFMS WorkstationScoring Table BoxField BoxField BoxTeam 123 GizmoTeam 123 Driver's StationTeam 42 GizmoTeam 42 Driver's Station EthernetEthernetEthernetEthernetEthernetWiFiEthernetWiFi

At the center of the network is the Scoring Table box, which connects to the FMS Workstation, any Field Boxes, and Internet if available. The FMS Workstation is a Linux PC running the administrative software that powers the FMS, and the Field Boxes provide a means of access to these services via wired interfaces for Driver's Stations and Wireless interfaces for Gizmo devices.