Elastic

Competition dashboard for viewing robot data.

What Is Elastic?

Elastic is a drag-and-drop dashboard by Team 353, designed for competition use. It connects to the robot via NetworkTables to display live data and camera streams.

Launching Elastic

In VSCode, press Ctrl+Shift+P, select WPILib: Start Tool, then choose Elastic.

Capabilities

Feature	Description
NT4 topics	View any NetworkTables value as a widget
Drag-and-drop cards	Arrange widgets freely on the dashboard
Color schemes	20+ built-in themes
Camera streams	Auto-deactivate when not in use to save bandwidth
Auto IP	Retrieves robot IP from FRC Driver Station

Widgets

Common widgets to add to your dashboard:

• Field - Robot pose and trajectory visualization
• Match Time - Remaining match time from FMS
• Swerve - Module states and odometry
• Mechanism - 2D mechanism visualization
• Number Bar - Numeric telemetry (velocity, current, etc.)
• Boolean - Status indicators (note acquired, ready to shoot)

Configuration

Elastic layout and widget settings persist between sessions. Layout files are stored on the dashboard computer, not the roboRIO.

Detailed Docs

Full documentation: Elastic GitBook