Programming instructions

ROBOTC
VEX PIC Firmware Inspection - Using ROBOTC • 3
© 2011 Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy / For use with VEX Robotics Systems
VEX PIC Firmware Inspection Using ROBOTC (cont.)
6. EstablishaconnectiontotheVEXMicrocontrollerbygoingtotheRobotmenuandselectingDebugger.
Note: TheIFILoadersoftwareand
otherVEXprogrammingsolutions
alsoestablishconnectionswiththe
VEXMicrocontroller.Ifanyofthe
othersoftwareprogramsareopen,
closethemtoensurethatROBOTC
willbeabletoconnecttotherobot.
8. TheSystem Parametersdebugwindowwillappearasitsownwindow,ordockedasatabwithinthe
ROBOTCinterface.
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 ThermwareVersionparameterreferstotheROBOTCuserrmwareandshouldbeatleast7.31.
 ThenVEXMasterVersionparameterreferstotheVEXmasterrmwareandshouldbeatleast10.
7. Onceaconnectionisestablished,theProgram Debugwindowwillappear,alongwithanyofthe
otheroptionalROBOTCdebugwindows.OpentheSystem Parameters debugwindowbygoingto
Robot>Debug WindowsandselectingSystem Parameters.
Note: Ifeitherrmwareisoutofdate,theycan
bedownloadedusingROBOTCbygoingtothe
RobotmenuandselectingDownload Firmware
fortheROBOTCrmware,orDownload IFI
Master Firmwareforthemasterrmware.
Ifyoudownloadthemasterrmware,you
mustalsodownloadtheROBOTCrmware.
Afterdownloadingrmware,youmustalsore-
downloadtheuserprogramtotheVEXPIC.
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