Installing the FRC Game Tools

The FRC® Game Tools contains the following software components:

LabVIEW Update
FRC Driver Station
FRC roboRIO Imaging Tool and Images

The LabVIEW runtime components required for the Driver Station and Imaging Tool are included in this package.

Note

No components from the LabVIEW Software for FRC package are required for running either the Driver Station or Imaging Tool.

Requirements

Windows 10 or higher (Windows 10, 11).
Download the FRC Game Tools from NI.

The Download button for the NI installer with the offline installer link below it.

If you wish to install on other machines offline, click Individual Offline Installers before clicking Download to download the full installer.

Uninstall Old Versions (Recommended)

Important

LabVIEW teams have already completed this step, do not repeat it. LabVIEW teams should skip to the Installation section.

Before installing the new version of the FRC Game Tools it is recommended to remove any old versions. The new version will likely co-exist with the old version (note that the DS will overwrite old versions), but all testing has been done with FRC 2024 only. Then click Start >> Add or Remove Programs. Locate the entry labeled “NI Software”, and select Uninstall.

Note

It is only necessary to uninstall previous versions when installing a new year’s tools (or when a beta is installed). For example, uninstall the 2021 tools before installing the 2022 tools. It is not necessary to uninstall before upgrading to a new update of the 2022 game tools.

Select Components to Uninstall

In the dialog box that appears, select all entries. The easiest way to do this is to de-select the Products Only check-box and select the check-box to the left of “Name”. Click Remove. Wait for the uninstaller to complete and reboot if prompted.

Using the checkbox in the upper left to select all.

Installation

Important

The Game Tools installer may prompt that .NET Framework 4.6.2 needs to be updated or installed. Follow prompts on-screen to complete the installation, including rebooting if requested. Then resume the installation of the FRC Game Tools, restarting the installer if necessary.

Extraction

Online

Run the downloaded executable file to start the install process. Click Yes if a Windows Security prompt appears.

Offline (Windows 10+)

Right click on the downloaded iso file and select mount. Run install.exe from the mounted iso. Click Yes if a Windows Security prompt appears.

The menu after right clicking on an .iso file to choose "Mount".

Note

Other installed programs may associate with iso files and the mount option may not appear. If that software does not give the option to mount or extract the iso file, then install 7-Zip and use that to extract the iso.

NI Package Manager License

Accepting the License Agreement for NI Package Manager.

If you see this screen, click Next. This screen confirms that you agree to NI Package Manager License agreement.

Disable Windows Fast Startup

Screen for disabling Windows fast startup.

It is recommended to leave this screen as-is, as Windows Fast Startup can cause issues with the NI drivers required to image the roboRIO. Go ahead and click Next.