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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4. Equipment Setup – 75MHz VEX 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 4P4C handset cables from the VEX Driver Interface to the associated VEX (75 MHz) FM
transmitters.
If the competition has an autonomous period, the robot must be programmed with the associated
template/software for the control to work properly. Crystal management with the 75 MHz system is
required to prevent frequency interference.
Refer to official game documentation for any over-riding or extra requirements.