- Download Java SE Development Kit from here
- Agree to the terms and conditions and download the .exe file for either the Windows x64 or Windows x86 (or the one for your operating system)
- Run the .exe to install (remember the directory which you installed it)
Using Intellij as the main IDE for programming (much better than Eclipse):
- Download and install Intellij from Jetbrain here
Download and install GradleRIO:
- Download GradleRIO from Github site
- Only download the Quickstart.zip file (it is the template which will be used)
- Extract the Quickstart.zip
- Copy and paste all of the files in Quickstart folder into the folder which you will use as the main directory to save robot code.
- Open up Intellij IDEA
- Click on Import Project
- Locate to the directory which you saved the robot code (as said above)
- Click on build.gradle and OK
- Check auto-import and click OK
- Open the build.gradle file from within Intellij
- Check version number and team number
- Change team number to your team number
- If the version number is not there already, check here to get version number
- Then copy & paste it into the place as shown above
- If JDK is not defined yet in your Intellij
- Go to File > Project Structure > SDK
- Locate the directory which you saved your JDK installation above
- Click on the JDK folder and OK
- Open cmd.exe
- Go to the directory which you saved your robot code
- Type in the command “gradlew idea”
YOU ARE NOW READY TO PROGRAM YOUR ROBOT. NOTE, THIS SETUP IS ONLY FOR JAVA. IF YOU WISH TO PROGRAM IN A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE, YOU WILL NEED TO FOLLOW A DIFFERENT STARTUP.