1. By Joshua Shaw

2.  Now that we have a program, we should see how it works in the real world  To do this we need the Cortex and the orange USB cable  Plug one end of the orange cable into the Cortex’s USB port located in the center of the Cortex  Plug the other end into a USB port on the computer  The LEDs on the Cortex should light up 2

3.  Your lay out should look something like this 3

4.  Now that the Cortex and the computer are plugged into each other, lets send the program to the Cortex  To do this, we need to click on the Build and Download button on the toolbar  Next, click on Build and Download ◦ Or by pressing F7 on the keyboard 4

5.  You should see this dialog box  Click Yes  This will send you to another dialog box  The green bar should begin at the left and move all the way to the right 5

6.  After the Program has been Downloaded to the Cortex ◦ Remove the orange cable from the Cortex ◦ Insert a black USB control key into Cortex ◦ Insert the other black USB control key into the Joystick Controller  At this point the robot’s motor(s) and/or servo(s) can be tested 6

7.  After attaching the motors and/or servos that you need (see “Wiring the Robot” PowerPoint for instructions on attaching motors and servos), and downloading the program to the Cortex, we need to turn on the robot  To do this, you must first turn on the Cortex and then turn on the Joystick Controller ***You must turn these on in this order*** 7

8.  Now use the Joystick Controller to operate the robot