USFIRST: FRC and FTC on the same computer?

[Biohazardous]

Hello - we're gearing up for the USFIRST Robotics 2010 FRC kickoff, and would like to use the same computer that we were using for FTC to program our robot.

The version of Labview we received and used for FTC was 9.0, but the FRC version from last year is 8.5.  Is there a way to use just 9.0 to program for FRC, or do we need both versions on the same computer?

If we can use 9.0 for FRC, how do we install the needed VIs?

Thx in advance!

[nathand]

You'll probably need both versions installed.  In general LabVIEW is happier if you install older versions first, followed by newer versions, and if you do that you can run multiple versions at the same time.  You may want to repost this question in the FIRST community.

[George_P_Burdell]

Biohazardous-

FRC will be using LabVIEW 8.6 this year.  There are prebuilt VIs that will only work correctly in LabVIEW 8.6.  Unfortunately, you may have to end up uninstalling LabVIEW 2009 before installing LabVIEW 8.6 just as nathand said.  Again, I would direct you to the FIRST community as you will receive direct support from the FIRST developers there.