Warning

The CANdle Phoenix 5 API is deprecated and will be removed in 2027. Additionally, Talon FX, CANcoder, and Pigeon 2 now require Phoenix 6. Users are encouraged to migrate to the Phoenix 6 library for deprecated devices.

# Phoenix Software Reference Manual

This is the documentation for CTR-Electronics Phoenix 5 software framework. This includes:

1. Class library for supported Phoenix devices for programming in C++, Java (FRC), LabVIEW (FRC), or C# (HERO).

2. Phoenix Tuner GUI - provides configuration options, diagnostics, control and plotting.

3. Phoenix Diagnostic Server - install on to RIO for Tuner, and to perform HTTP API requests for diagnostic information.

4. Supplemental CLI commands for roboRIO-Linux.

Be sure to follow the following instructions in order to ensure success in developing your robot platform.

Warning

Newer devices are no longer supported in Phoenix 5 and should instead use the Phoenix 6 library.