User guide
Table Of Contents
- 1. VEX Field Control System Overview
- 2. Software Installation
- 3. Equipment Setup – VEXnet only Configuration
- 4. Equipment Setup – 75MHz VEX only Configuration
- 5. Equipment Setup – combined VEXnet and 75 MHz VEX Configuration
- 6. VEX Field Control Software Operation
- 7. Theory of Operation
- 8. Normal Operation
- 9. Debugging – General
- 10. Debugging – VEXnet robots
- 11. Debugging – 75 MHz robots
VEX Field Control System User Guide
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3. Equipment Setup – VEXnet only Configuration
Connect the Field Control equipment per the attached block diagram. Maximum connections to the
VEX Driver Interface Board are shown, not all need to be used.
After the VEX Match Controller Board is attached to the PC you may open the VEX Field Control
Software. Connect the VEX Driver Interface Boards to the Match Controller Board using Ethernet
cables. When the VEX Driver Interface Board is plugged in, the associated Match Controller Board
LED will illuminate green. Otherwise it will illuminate red.
Connect Ethernet cables from the associated VEX Driver Interface to the VEXnet transmitter
(Joysticks) COMPETITION ports. A second transmitter may be connected to the primary transmitter
using a 4-wire-4-contact (4P4C) handset cable. Only the primary VEXnet transmitter can have a
VEXnet Key installed.
If the competition has an autonomous period, the robot must be programmed with the associated
template/software for the control to work properly. To prevent frequency interference, all WIFI on
Channel 1 must be turned OFF.
Refer to official game documentation for any over-riding or extra requirements.