Welcome to the 2012
FIRST Robotics Competition
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Now you know what Altium is about and what you can do with Altium Designer – what next? First, let’s get you a copy of the software!
To obtain your copy of Altium Designer, fill out the registration form. Once your details have been validated, we'll send you license details and download instructions.
If you have any problems with your download, please contact Altium on 1800-488-0681.
Getting started
Once you have downloaded the software, instructions on installing and activating Altium Designer can be found on our website.
The Getting Started page on Altium's Wiki provides information on the extensive resources available to help you build your proficiency in Altium Designer.
Training videos
When you have your software, check out our training videos. They will make sure you can get started as soon as possible.
Where do I start?
Where can I get help?
How do I activate Altium Designer?
What is a project?
How do I create a project and add documents to it?
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Have fun and good luck!
Altium is proud to be part of the FIRST Robotics Competition and is giving every team a copy of the latest version of Altium Designer.
Be a step ahead! Design the electronics for your robot using Altium’s next generation electronics design solution, Altium Designer. Altium Designer brings together the design of electronic hardware, software and programmable hardware into a single environment – right out of the box!
So now you will only be limited by your imagination!
To find out more about Altium Designer and how it can make your robot unique, view a video of what Altium Designer can do for you or visit www.altium.com
"With its generous contribution of electronics design software to FIRST Robotics Competition teams, Altium makes it possible for us to turn the FIRST vision of inspiring young people's interest and participation in science and technology into a reality. We thank Altium for its commitment to young engineers, and consider the company a valued new member of the FIRST community.”
- Paul R. Gudonis, FIRST president
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The small print!
Here are the terms and conditions covering the use of Altium Designer by FRC teams.
- Applicants must be accredited FRC contestants and must be able to provide validated proof.
- Support from Altium, as part of the user rights attached to these licenses, is as follows.
- Access to Altium’s online web-based resources, which include training videos in the Altium TRAININGcenter on the Altium website, demonstration videos on the Altium DEMOcenter and technical information in the Altium Wiki.
- Altium’s high-level and premium support services will not be available to FRC contestants under the terms of this agreement.
- Altium Designer licenses are valid for up to 12 months, expiring on January 8, 2013 regardless of when activated.