module 6 of 7
Every veteran team has a mental checklist of the failures that bite rookies every single year: the robot that won't connect, the 'No Robot Code' message, the dreaded brownout, dead CAN devices, wheels spinning the wrong way, and bumpers that fail inspection. This module turns those hard-won lessons into a systematic debugging workflow. Each lesson gives you the symptom, the real root causes, the exact diagnostic steps (RioLog, Driver Station tabs, Glass, REV/Phoenix tools), and the fix — grounded in the official WPILib troubleshooting docs and the 2026 game manual rules.
Common Mistakes & Troubleshooting is module 6 of 7 in the Getting Started with FRC guide. It picks up where Worked Examples & Mini-Projects left off and hands over to Advanced Techniques & Case Studies. Its 5 lessons are about 165 minutes of the guide's ~17 hours.
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This is the Getting Started with FRC one: 5 lessons, about 165 minutes. The modules below share the name over completely different material.
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| no. | module | lessons |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | What FIRST and FRC Are | 3 |
| 02 | The Season and the Game | 4 |
| 03 | Culture, Teams, and Roles | 3 |
| 04 | Getting Started: Your First Steps | 3 |
| 05 | Worked Examples & Mini-Projects | 5 |
| 06 | Common Mistakes & Troubleshootingyou are here | 5 |
| 07 | Advanced Techniques & Case Studies | 5 |