Team Resources
Resources
Kickoff
Did you miss the kickoff? Did you want to watch it again? Well here for your entertainment pleasure we have it for you to watch all over again.
Field Diagrams
Sample VEX Code from Kickoff
The StarterSample project contains a (relatively) empty main program and a number of functions that demonstrate various aspects of VEX programming appropriate for teams.
To use these samples, pick the function that you want to try and just call it from the main function.
The functions are:
- Drive - Demonstrates how to set up easy driving and steering by creating a function that takes a speed and direction. The values range from -127 (full reverse) to +127 (full forward). Turning also runs from -127 to 127 for left and right turns.
- Dance - Demonstrates driving the robot autonomously using the Drive function (above). Dance drives forward, backward and makes some turns then stops.
- OneSensorLineFollow - This function will use a single line tracking sensor to follow a dark line on a white background. This is based on the VEX sensors and the tape that we had at the kickoff. Remember that for the actual field, the carpet is dark colored and the line is white.
- Ultrasonic - This function will drive until the robot is near an obstacle then the robot will stop.
- NoDrive - This function is similar to Dance (above) but doesn’t use the Drive function. It should be obvious that the Drive function will make your life easier when you compare these two examples.
- Transmitter - This function demonstrates the use of the transmitter/receiver under program control. The robot will follow the commands from the transmitter as long as the robot doesn’t get near an obstacle, then it will take control and turn away. Once there is no more potential collision, control will again come from the transmitter.
If you have any questions, please post them to the forum under the software section.
Template Code
Below you can find the default code which we recommend everyone use. As part of the robot inspections in the morning we will verify that your robot performs the way it is supposed to with autonomous, manual, and disable modes. If you do it a different way than we provide that is okay as long as it works.
White Papers
Field Use
All teams are allowed to use the field during the designated times. You may sign up for a time by emailing savage@wpi.edu with what time you would like. We require at least one days notice and for there to be an opening in the table below. Signups are on a first come first serve basis so if we get two emails for the same slot, the first email recieved will be team who gets the slot.
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Maintained by savage@wpi.eduLast modified: Oct 12, 2006, 19:49 EDT