Programming instructions
ROBOTC
ROBOTC Programming - Competition Templates • 7
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2011 Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy / For use with VEX Robotics Systems
Part II. Using the ROBOTC Driver Skills Template
2. TobeginprogramminginaDriverSkillsTemplate,gotoFile>New...andselectDriver Skills Template.
UsingtheROBOTCDriverSkillsTemplateisverysimilartousingtheROBOTCCompetitionTemplate.
Thetwotemplatesarenearlyidentical;theonlydifferencebetweenthetwoarecommentsinthecode,
theautonomousdurationissettozerosecondsbydefault,theusercontroldurationissettosixty
secondsbydefault,andbasicremotecontrolcommandsarealreadyplacedwithinthewhile(true)loop
oftheusercontrolsectionoftheprogram.
1. OpenROBOTC for Cortex and PIC.
1. Open ROBOTC for Cortex and PIC
OpenROBOTC for Cortex and PIC
fromyourDesktoporStartMenu.
3. AnewlenamedDriverSkills.cwillappear.Beforemakinganychangestothetemplate,gotoFile,
selectSave As...andsavethisprograminalocationandunderanameyouwillremember.
ROBOTC Programming Competition Templates (cont.)
VEX ROBOTICS COMPETITION