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Installation Guide

This guide will walk you through the steps to install the CoreControl library in your FIRST Tech Challenge project.

Option 1: Start fresh with CoreControl Quickstart

Section titled “Option 1: Start fresh with CoreControl Quickstart”

The easiest way to get started with CoreControl is to use our Quickstart repository, which comes pre-configured with everything you need.

  1. Go to the CoreControl Quickstart GitHub repository.
  2. Click on the “Code” button and select “Download ZIP” or clone the repository using GitHub Desktop.
  3. Open the downloaded project in Android Studio.
  4. Read the FeatureList file in the repository to understand the included features. You can find it at TeamCode/src/main/java/org/firstinspires/ftc/teamcode/FeatureList.java.

Option 2: Add CoreControl to an existing project

Section titled “Option 2: Add CoreControl to an existing project”

If you already have a FIRST Tech Challenge project and want to add CoreControl to it, follow these steps:

  1. Open your existing project in Android Studio.

  2. Open the build.gradle file located in the TeamCode module of your project.

  3. Add the following lines to the repositories section to include the CoreControl Maven repository:

    repositories {
    maven {
    url "https://remote.corecontrollib.com"
    }
    }
  4. Add the following line to the dependencies section:

    dependencies {
    implementation 'com.andreidurlea:corecontrol:1.1.0.1'
    }
  5. Sync your project with Gradle files.