<s>
The	O
QDriverStation	B-Language
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
robotics	O
software	O
for	O
the	O
FIRST	O
Robotics	O
Competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
several	O
FRC	O
students	O
,	O
alumni	O
and	O
mentors	O
have	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
by	O
providing	O
feedback	O
,	O
documenting	O
the	O
communication	O
protocols	O
and	O
creating	O
Linux	B-Application
packages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
important	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
QDriverStation	B-Language
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
QDriverStation	B-Language
implements	O
a	O
simple	O
auto-updater	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
teams	O
are	O
running	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
QDriverStation	B-Language
uses	O
SDL	B-Operating_System
to	O
obtain	O
joystick	B-Device
input	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
also	O
implements	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
enable	O
a	O
"	O
virtual	O
joystick	B-Device
"	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
keys	O
to	O
operate	O
the	O
robot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
QDriverStation	B-Language
implements	O
a	O
simple	O
sandbox	O
around	O
every	O
protocol	O
to	O
ensure	O
the	O
safe	O
operation	O
of	O
the	O
robot	O
and	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
QDriverStation	B-Language
uses	O
the	O
Qt	B-Language
framework	I-Language
to	O
implement	O
the	O
Graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
QDriverStation	B-Language
have	O
implemented	O
the	O
2014	O
,	O
2015	O
and	O
2016	O
FRC	O
communication	O
protocols	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
users	O
have	O
requested	O
to	O
implement	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
ROS	B-Application
protocol	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
work	O
for	O
this	O
feature	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
published	O
yet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
QDriverStation	B-Language
have	O
also	O
developed	O
a	O
side-project	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
)	O
with	O
QML	B-Language
.	O
</s>
