Programming instructions

ROBOTC
Firmware Inspection - Using IFI Loader • 1
© 2010 Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy / For use with VEX Robotics Systems
Firmware Inspection Using IFI Loader
You will need:
• Your VEX Microcontroller
• A computer with the IFI Loader software installed
(available at http://www.vexforum.com/wiki/index.php/Software_Downloads)
• A VEX Programming Kit
This document is part of a software inspection guide for VEX v0.5 (75 MHz crystal) and VEX v1.5
(VEXnet Upgrade) microcontroller-based robots. Use this document to determine what versions of
the IFI Master rmware and ROBOTC user rmware are loaded on a robot.
1. Plug the USB connector end of the Programming cable into a USB port on your computer.
Plug the other unconnected end of the cable into the SERIAL port of your VEX Microcontroller.
1a. ConnectUSBtoPC
Plug the USB connector on the
Programming Kit into the PC.
1b. ConnecttoVEX
Plug the other end into the SERIAL
port on the VEX Microcontroller. If
your robot has the VEXnet Uprade,
temporarily disconnect it.
2. If the VEX was already connected to the computer with ROBOTC open, make sure that the Program
Debug window is closed to end the connection between ROBOTC and the robot.
2.ClosetheDebugger
If the Program Debug window is open,
close it to end the connection between
ROBOTC and the robot.
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