ClawBot Beginning Programing

Starting ROBOTC Start menu All programs ROBOTC 4.X ROBOTC for VEX 4.x

First Steps in ROBOTC (Always check this first when opening a program) Platform Type ( you will have to make sure you have selected 2 options) Robot Platform Type – VEX Robotics – VEX 2.0 Cortex Platform Type – Natural Language PLTW

VEX Cortex Download Method Robot VEX Cortex Communication Mode USB only Compiler Target Physical Robot

Open Sample Program File Open Sample Program File – Save As PLTW PLTW Template File – Save As Desktop Click your name Desktop – rename file and click save

Motor & Sensor Setup Menu Click Icon for Motor Sensor Setup Click Motor Tab (enter information for motors and type of motor – spelling matters) In port 1 type lmotor check box reverse motors In port 6 type claw In port7 type arm In port 10 type rmotor Select Motor Type for all motors (VEX 393) Ensure all wires are correctly inserted in Cortex Black wires face the outside of cortex Red and White wires face inside of cortex

Learning to Program Click the following link: Click Fundamentals http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/products/cortex_video_trainer/ Click Fundamentals Watch the following: Intro to Programming 1. Programmer and Machine 2. Planning and Behaviors 3. ROBOTC Rules Part 1 4. ROBOTC Rules Part 2

Test Clawbot Program Copy and Paste in ROBOTC On my teacher website copy and paste sample programs to test your robot.