Returning This Season
======================

Review the season changes and update your tools and robot project.

.. rubric:: Before Your First Practice
   :class: wl-shared-text

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   :gutter: 3

   .. grid-item-card:: Read the Changelog

      Check changes to WPILib, the control system, and supported tools.
      :doc:`Full 2027 changelog </docs/yearly-overview/yearly-changelog>`

   .. grid-item-card:: Check Known Issues

      Having trouble after an update? Check for a known issue and any
      available workaround before submitting an issue.
      :doc:`Known issues </docs/yearly-overview/known-issues>`

.. rubric:: FRC: What to Update
   :class: wl-frc-text

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   :gutter: 3

   .. grid-item-card:: Pre-Season Checklist
      :class-card: sw-card-frc

      Install the Driver Station and, for desktop development, WPILib. Reimage
      Systemcore, import last year's project, and re-add vendor libraries.
      ^^^
      :doc:`Full returning-team checklist </docs/yearly-overview/returning-quickstart>` ·
      :doc:`Removed in 2027 </docs/yearly-overview/removed-features>`

.. rubric:: FTC: What to Update
   :class: wl-ftc-text

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   :gutter: 3

   .. grid-item-card:: Start the WPILib Transition
      :class-card: sw-card-ftc

      Moving from the FTC SDK to Systemcore and Motioncore? You'll need
      to create a WPILib project and configure the motors and sensors for
      the new control system. Your FTC SDK project cannot be imported as
      a WPILib project.
      ^^^
      Start with :doc:`New to WPILib <new-to-wpilib>` for robot program
      structure, subsystems, commands, and hardware classes.

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   .. container:: sw-next

      :doc:`Continue to Zero to Robot → <introduction>`