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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5. Equipment Setup – combined VEXnet and 75 MHz
VEX 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.
For VEXnet transmitters (Joysticks), connect an Ethernet cable from the associated VEX Driver
Interface to the transmitter COMPETITION Port. 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.
For 75 MHz transmitters, connect 4P4C handset cables from the VEX Driver Interface to the associated
VEX FM transmitters.
If the competition has an autonomous period, the robot must be programmed with the associated
template/software. 75 MHz and VEXnet systems can be used concurrently. To prevent frequency
interference, crystal management with the 75 MHz system is required and all WIFI on Channel 1 must
be turned OFF.
Refer to official game documentation for any over-riding or extra requirements.