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Hey! This is the very beggining of your Electronics Inventory!
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This document has been specifically designed for FTC & FIRST related teams,
but it’s high customizability, and ease of use make it a “go-to” for any other use case.
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How-to Guide
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Naming Scheme
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Before you start using this tool is very important to create a consistent, yet effective way of naming each Part.
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The naming is based on the NATO phonetic alphabet. Each group of parts, preferably from the same batch or with the
same characteristics(ex: motor gear ratio), is assigned a letter from the alphabet and an incremental ID.
For labeling each part try to use something that can’t be easily removed like a Permanent Marker or a Label Maker.
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Example: For 4 Neverest 20 orbitals motors you could pick the letter “S”, that stands for Sierra,
and assign the following IDs to the motors: S1, S2, S3, S4.
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Anomalies Color Legend
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Parts Characteristics
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Colors:
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Each part has its attributes and features that differentiate it from other parts alike.
This document currently supports DC Motors and Servo Motors along with some other trivial items like Controllers
and Phones. General examples include but not limited to: Manufacturer, Product Number, Purchase Date, etc.		Ok to use
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Maybe Ok. Depends on use case
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Another essential factor when inventorying Parts is keeping track of their issues. The 'Anomalies' column is the
perfect place to note down all of the little problems that a Part has.		Probably shouldn't use
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Just dont. Dead
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History and Use Cases
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The ‘History’ of a Part is a visual roadmap for easily checking all of the robots that the Part has been used on.
This column is auto-generated based on the completed ‘Use Case’ cells.
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Rules:
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• The ‘Use Case’ cell has the following format: “[Robot Name] - [Subsystem Name]”
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• [Robot Names] are restricted to only one word.
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• The ‘-‘ must be between the 2 words for the ‘History’ to auto-generate correctly.
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If you have any questions or ideas on how to improve this document, don’t hesitate to contact me at alex@qrobotics.eu.
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External References
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• Nato Phonetic Alphabet
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