Functions for Autonomous:Īt the very top of your program, after the motor setup but before the Pre-Autonomous, you have the option to write and/or include functions. If you want a joystick to move the robot forward, while the other joystick turns it, this is where you would program it! In this mode, if you try to program an Autonomous to be triggered when you push a button, it can be done, however it is more advanced and can be quite difficult to operate.
Within the "while" loop, this is where you program your driver control. In this code, everything that you want the robot to do MUST be controlled by your program, as trying to implement a drive program WILL NOT work in the Autonomous section of a competition. This section of the Competition Template, is where you put your program-controlled drive, for the beginning of every match, otherwise known as the "Autonomous". This means that if you need a Gyro sensor to be reset to 0, so the autonomous turns to the correct degree, this is where you do it! Autonomous: The Pre-Autonomous is the field where you tell the robot what to do, before the competition match starts. DO NOT edit any of these, unless you know EXACTLY what you are doing.
Do not try to change these values directly in the code while you are still learning, stay with the graphical Motor Setup!Ĭompetition includes, load all the files and values that the program uses to make it work in a competition. Once you have successfully completed the Motor and Sensor setup, you should now have several lines of new code at the very top of your Competition Template. An example of a completed Motor setup can be found in the gallery above. IMPORTANT NOTE: You may have to reverse a motor, depending on how it is positioned on the robot.Ĥ. In the "Type" drop-down, select what type of motor or sensor you are using. Enter a name for the motor and/or sensor beside the correct port number. You will have many tabs to choose from, to setup the motor ports, navigate to the "Motors" tab, for Analog Sensors, navigate to the "VEX 2.0 Analog Sensors 1-8" tab, etc.ģ. Go to "Robot > Motors and Sensors Setup"Ģ. Essentially, make sure your robot has at least a chassis with motors on it before you start programming!ġ. If you do not setup these motors, it will be a pain to change all of your motor names in your entire code once that is done. The first thing you should do with any RobotC code, is setup your motors and sensors, so that we can begin to program a drive. If these values are changed incorrectly, your program WILL NOT work! Motor and Sensor Setup: IMPORTANT NOTE: When first opening the Competition Template, do not change ANY values, unless you know EXACTLY what you are doing. To open your first competition template, where we will do all of the programming, go to "File > New > Competition Template". Once this has been selected, we are ready to start programming a competition template! Opening your first Competition Template: To do so, go to "Robot > Platform Type > VEX Robotics > VEX 2.0 Cortex". The first thing we need to do, after activating the license, is to make sure that the proper platform is selected. Next, select a Virtual World to use by going to the "Window" menu, select a Virtual World in the "Select Virtual World to use" menu option.*Click images to enlarge* Selecting the right platform: Launch ROBOTC (from your Desktop icon or Start Menu) Go to the "Robot" menu, and make sure that the "Compiler Target" is set to " Virtual Worlds" instead of "Physical Robot". ROBOTC is a C-Based Programming Language with an Easy-to- Use Development Environment. ROBOTC is the premiere robotics programming language for educational robotics and competitions. ROBOTC is a cross-robotics-platform programming language for popular educational robotics systems.
Compile and Download Select Robot > Download Program or Compile and Download Program to download the Motor Port 3 Forward program to the VEX Micro Controller.įurthermore, what programming language does Robotc use? Then, go to the Robot menu and choose either the Download Program or Compile and Download Program command.
x Building License Building License typeįurthermore, how do I download a VEX robot program? First, restart the VEX Micro Controller. Follow the instructions on CS2N to download bothRobot Virtual Worlds and ROBOTC for free! If you do not already have aCS2N account, sign up for free! Visit The Computer Science Student Network.