FIRST Tech Challenge Live v5.2.1

CENTERSTAGE Official Release

This release pairs with a significant update to Advancement in the online scoring system. The only change to FTC Live is the addition of Promote Award Eligibility as a property of each team. Advancement, Inspire, and Promote eligibility are now all pre-calculated by the online scoring system prior to the download & import of the database into FTC Live that occurs during the "Play Event Locally" step. We strongly encourage Tournaments (any events with Awards & Advancement) that are still adding the team list at the event instead of online ahead of time to please add the team list online before setting up FTC Live to ensure FTC Live has the correctly calculated award & advancement data. Details about the update to the online scoring system are included in these notes. Please contact support if you believe there is an error in the calculated values.

The latest version of the scoring system can be downloaded from https://ftc-scoring.firstinspires.org/local/2024

Details

Major improvements:

• Adds Promote Award Eligibility
  • Teams can be marked "Ineligible" for Promote, in which case a small warning triangle will appear beside them in Award Management if they are awarded any place of the Promote award.
• Eligibility is set in the local database when the "Play Event Locally" action is taken. Do not initiate the setup before previous events are complete. A warning will show if data for previous events is missing. Contact support if that appears incorrect. If an event is setup early, re-doing the setup after previous data is published will correct it, but any locally changed data will be lost (ie matches!). There is currently no syncing of eligibility data that may change after setup.
  Notes on the update to the online scoring system:
• Advancement, Inspire, and Promote Eligibility are calculated instead of user-entered.
• Out-of-region teams are marked as ineligible for Advancement & Inspire.
• Any team that has already won Promote anywhere at the effective Competition Level is marked Ineligible.
• Any team that has already won Inspire at the Competition Level is marked Ineligible.
• Any team that has already competed more than twice within their home region is marked ineligible for Advancement & Inspire.
• The Advancement, Inspire, and Promote inputs have an "Override" button that will allow forcing an eligibility state. Please consult with your PDP & FIRST Staff before overriding.
• The Eligibility Report on the Team List Editor no longer shows the check marks for actionable items. All ineligibilities are highlighted yellow. If an override has been entered that differs from the calculated value, a warning icon is shown.
• Advancement to Super Qualifying Tournaments is mutually-exclusive. Regardless of which SQT a team has advanced to, they will show as "Already Advanced" if they compete at another event that advances to an SQT.

FIRST Tech Challenge Live v5.1.5

CENTERSTAGE Official Release

This version is a required update for dual-division events

• Add Safety & Security display and informational slideshow
• Updates to support dual-division events

The latest version of the scoring system can be downloaded from https://ftc-scoring.firstinspires.org/local/2024

Details

• Add Safety & Security display and informational slideshow
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  • The control page display buttons have been reorganized
  • The "Show Slideshow" button will make the audience displays rotate between the sponsors display, wifi reminder, audience key, and safety security displays
• Updates to support dual-division events
  • Rankings displays now show two divisions correctly
  • Awards script uses appropriate language for dual-division events

Bug Fixes

• Fix presenting awards for teams with empty names

FIRST Tech Challenge Live v5.1.2

CENTERSTAGE Official Release

This version is a required update for all official events

• Fixes assorted bugs

The latest version of the scoring system can be downloaded from https://ftc-scoring.firstinspires.org/local/2024

Details

• Fixes issue where Captain and 1st Pick awards broke the overlay
• Improve sync reliability for large regions
• Fix issue where editing a team would make its number display as null instead of the correct number

FIRST Tech Challenge Live v5.1.1

CENTERSTAGE Official Release

This version is a required update for all official events

• Fixes a critical bug breaking live score entry for elimination matches in some cases

The latest version of the scoring system can be downloaded from https://ftc-scoring.firstinspires.org/local/2024

Details

• Fixes a critical bug breaking live score entry for elimination matches in some cases
  • If any point there was only one team marked as "On Field" in an alliance in elims, the referee pages broke and became unusable. This release fixes this issue.

FIRST Tech Challenge Live v5.1.0

CENTERSTAGE Official Release

This version is a required update for all official events

• Improves handling of teams with incomplete registration and temporary team numbers
• Fixes some minor bugs

The latest version of the scoring system can be downloaded from https://ftc-scoring.firstinspires.org/local/2024

Details

• Teams that have started but not completed registration will now populate in the scoring system and will not prevent syncing live results
  • Teams will be flagged in the team list with a black warning icon
    
  • You MUST obtain approval from your region's PDP to add flagged teams to team lists
  • Teams with temporary team numbers (e.g. 202301234) are supported and should be added with their full temporary number. This number will be shown in shortened form in most places in the scoring system as U1234. Once these teams complete their registration, their permanent number will be displayed on ftc-events in place of their temporary number.

Bug Fixes

• The inspection schedule report now generates correctly
• Team numbers are now visible on the timer display when live scoring is disabled
• If the installer was run as an administrator, the application will now start as the correct user instead of running as the administrator for its first run

FIRST Tech Challenge Live v5.0.9

CENTERSTAGE Official Release

This version can be used for official events and contains the following fixes:

• Fixes League Rankings on the Match Preview screen
• Update control page Score Edit tab to match order on paper scoresheets

The latest version of the scoring system can be downloaded from https://ftc-scoring.firstinspires.org/local/2024

Details

• Fixes League Rankings when shown on the Match Preview Screen
  • Only appears when "Show Event Ranking in addition to League Rankings" is checked
• Move Autonomous pixel counts above the robot-specific task table
• Move Drones below End Game Navigation.
• Fix warning appearing on PDF scoresheets on the Resources page

FIRST Tech Challenge Live v5.0.8

CENTERSTAGE Official Release

This version can be used for official events and contains the following bugfix:

• Fixes FTA Notes

The latest version of the scoring system can be downloaded from https://ftc-scoring.firstinspires.org/local/2024

Details

• Fixes FTA Notes
  • FTA notes can now be saved

FIRST Tech Challenge Live v5.0.7

CENTERSTAGE Official Release

This version can be used for official events and contains the following improvements:

• Adds CENTERSTAGE animations when showing results
• Adds new optional "Volunteer Award" to tournament-level events
• Adds new banner that appears when using unsupported browsers

The latest version of the scoring system can be downloaded from https://ftc-scoring.firstinspires.org/local/2024

Details

• Adds new optional "Volunteer Award" to tournament-level events
  • Like the Judges' Award, this award can have a customized name and description at each event
  • This award can be given to more than one volunteer at the event
• Adds new banner that appears when using unsupported browsers
  • If you use the scoring system from an unsupported browser, you will see a message like this one (as shown in the screenshot, Safari is not supported on computers, though it is supported on iPads/iPhones):
  • While things may partially work in an unsupported browser, if you contact support or file a bug while using an unsupported browser, we will require that you try a supported browser instead.

Bug Fixes

• Fixes issues scanning QR codes with the most recent versions of the FTC SDK
• Fixes manually added resources not being accessible
• Fixes fields getting stuck if a team is marked as not present after their team prop has been selected
• Fix live support chat intermittently disconnecting and failing to upload images

FIRST Tech Challenge Live v5.0.6

CENTERSTAGE Preview Release # 2

This is a preview release of the FIRST Tech Challenge Scoring Software for CENTERSTAGE. THIS VERSION CANNOT BE USED FOR OFFICIAL EVENTS.

Reminder: The CENTERSTAGE scoring system has auto-updates. If you have already installed the scoring system this season, just open it while connected to the internet to download the latest version. (If it is already running you will need to exit it first.)

Notable changes:

• Teams can now be marked as "no show" or "robot not present" (was in the first preview but not documented)
• Overlay now supports "transparent" backgrounds
• CENTERSTAGE inspection forms and scoresheets have been added
• Head Referee features no longer require enabling on the Settings tab

The latest version of the scoring system can be downloaded from https://ftc-scoring.firstinspires.org/local/2024

Details

• Teams can now be marked as "no show" or "robot not present" (was in the first preview but not documented)
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  • A team marked as "no robot" cannot have robot-specific achievements scored but will earn RP/TBP the same as a team that is present: this should be used for teams that have a member present for the match but no robot on the field. This should reduce scoring errors where a team with no robot but a team member present is inadvertently marked as a "no show" (which does not earn RP/TBP).
• Overlay now supports "transparent" backgrounds
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  • If you select "transparent" for the overlay color, the layer underneath will be shown without needing to use a chroma/color key. This is only useful with OBS/other software-based switchers; if you are using a conventional video switcher you will need to continue using color-based keying. The overlay will default to transparent mode when opened inside OBS browser.
• CENTERSTAGE inspection forms and scoresheets have been added
• The randomization display now shows the Backdrop position in addition to the Spike Mark position
• Head Referee features no longer require enabling on the Settings tab
  • Head Referee features are now always available without being separately enabled first. They are still optional, and all aspects of the event will work correctly without them.

Bug Fixes

• The overlay color picker is now usable
• "Very Late" for inspection status displays has been changed to be a different color from "not started"
• Fixes typo in Alliance Selection script* Clicking the scoring system link in the launcher will now always open a single copy of the scoring system in a browser
• n the launcher will now always open a single copy of the scoring system in a browsers
• The "Drone Zone" inputs have been reorganized to make clearer that either team's drone can be entered into ether input
• Referees can no longer submit scores at the end of the match if there is an error in their data. An error message will be shown indicating which field needs correcting.
• Use of a Team Prop is more visibly indicated on audience displays

FIRST Tech Challenge Live v5.0.1

CENTERSTAGE Preview Release

This is a preview release of the FIRST Tech Challenge Scoring Software for CENTERSTAGE. THIS VERSION CANNOT BE USED FOR OFFICIAL EVENTS.

Notable new features:

• Cloud-based Scoring Calculator
• New installation method, with autoupdate
• Brand new display designs
• QR Code Login
• Interactive alliance selection script for emcees
• Inspection status on regular displays
• Elimination brackets on pit displays
• Pit map in traditional scoring system
• Match observer report
• Wifi channel assignment

The latest version of the scoring system can be downloaded from https://ftc-scoring.firstinspires.org/local/2024

Details

• Cloud-based Scoring Calculator
  • The calculator is available at https://ftc-scoring.firstinspires.org/scoreCalculator
  • This is intended to facilitate strategy discussion and drive practice for teams without needing to download and configure the full traditional scoring system
  • The calculator is not for use at events
• New installation method, with autoupdate
  • The system should now be downloaded from https://ftc-scoring.firstinspires.org/local/2024 (previous seasons will remain available on github releases)
  • The scoring system is now installed, rather than a ZIP you unpack
    • Databases are now stored in Documents/FIRST Tech Challenge Live/<season>
  • You only need to download and install the scoring system once per computer per season. When you launch the scoring system, it will automatically download any updates that are available if it is connected to the internet.
  • The website will detect the platform you are running on and offer a button to download for that platform
  • If you need to download for one system from another (e.g. the scoring computer runs Windows but you are downloading on a Mac to put on a flash drive), other systems can be found by clicking on "All platforms"
  • While running, the scoring system will now show a splash screen instead of a terminal window:
    • To shut down the scoring system, close this window or click the Exit button.
  • For additional information, see https://github.com/FIRST-Tech-Challenge/scorekeeper/wiki/FTC-Live-Installers
• Brand new display designs
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• Interactive alliance selection script for emcees
  • A new generated role has been created ({event}_mc) that can run alliance selection in coordination with the scorekeeper
  • The scorekeeper must still start alliance selection at the start and generate matches at the end
  • This feature is optional, and the scorekeeper can continue to enter teams for alliance selection as they have in past seasons. The match control page and MC page will remain in sync if both are being used together
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• QR Code Login
  • This adds a new checkbox to the generated accounts list to show QR codes that can be used to log in tablets without typing * Inspection status on regular displays
    • A button has been added to the video switch tab on the match control page:
    • This will show on audience displays:
• Elimination brackets on pit displays
  • As soon as alliance selection is completed and elimination matches are generated, the pit displays will show the bracket. Match results will be 30 seconds delayed after committing to allow time to post results to the audience first.
• Pit map in traditional scoring system
  • The pit map building is the same as what has existed in ftc-scoring previously
  • Pit map updates will sync in real time between ftc-scoring and the local scoring system
• Match observer report
  • A printable match observer report can now be generated, with one page per team following the format from the judge advisor manual.
• Wifi Channel Assignment
  • Teams can now be assigned to wifi channels from the event dashboard, which is checked automatically if using QR code inspection. This also generates a printable report

Additional small changes:

• Event "reload"
  • On the "Manage Server" page, you can now "reload" an individual event. This is equivalent to restarting the scoring system, but only for a single event. This is primarily useful for dual division events, where you can restart one division without restarting the other. (This can fail, in which case you will still need to restart the scoring system.)
• Dual-division events now have an option to show all three layers of the elimination bracket on displays and reports
• Configurable parameters on reports (e.g. compact) persist if the page is reloaded
• "Require referee interaction" has been restored
  • This setting makes all referee inputs start blank and will not allow referees to submit without filling in an entry for each input
• Match schedules can now be printed directly from the schedule generation page
• When using an overlay, the match preview and randomization will always be overlay sized; there is no longer a configuration option for those.