I'm trying to create my first program. I built the mythbusters packbot and wanted to make it so when the limit switch is pressed that motors 3,4,5,6 stop, right now the way I have it when the limit sw...
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Can I use any type of wire to extend the motor cables(like speaker wire)? Thanks...
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Hi there,
I have a Vex kit I had purchased a year ago intending to dive into it then. BUT... It sat on my shelf for a few months but I didn't worry about it either since it had "EVERY-thing n...
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Is it possible to program a laser ointer? I have one all wired up using PWM so i can plug it into a motor port. But what i want is, to be able to plug it into port 6 (for example) and when and only wh...
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The new FVC competion was released today.
Visit http://www.usfirst.org/vex/resources/ for rules and info...
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Hi, I'm got the vex starter kit, and I'm trying to program in MPLABS. I've got everything to compile ok, but my problem is I don't know the commands I can use. For example, how do I get input from the...
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i'm kinda new to this programming for the easy c for the vex controller.
- How do i put sensors as a variable??
- what would i use (terms) to program the ultra-sonic sensor?
- what would i use (ter...
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anyone else design bots in the nh/new england area...
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every month my team has a new challenge thsi one happens to eb an egg launcher design. it msut be capable of rotating aiming and teh bots are judged by distance adn accuracy. any ideas?
alos it would...
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every month my team has a new challenge thsi one happens to eb an egg launcher design. it msut be capable of rotating aiming and teh bots are judged by distance adn accuracy. any ideas?
alos it would...
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"REX", is my biped which is now 100% pneumatic. But, the issue is the solenoids can't be driven with the Vex controllers digital outputs. In fact it's not even close to enough to drive th...
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Anyone know anything about this? - Intelliteks robotics education curricilum?...
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how can i make a servo to turn in one direction using channel 1 of the rc, and stays there, as in they dont follow the stick, or maybe using the channel 5 or 6 buttons for that goal. if i use the stic...
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Hi guys, I'm getting ready to buy my vex starter kit But I'm still not sure what to do programming wise... I've seen a lot of posts where people have talked bad about EasyC. Are there any alternativ...
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I'm kinda new to this stuff, I just bought the starter kit and battery packs.
I built my first robot "Squarebot", but my right joystick is miscalibrated. So the right wheels spin by themsel...
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I CURRENTLY HAVE A SQUARE BOT WITH TANK TREAD IN 4WD AND WHEN I TURN IT ON I CAN'T CORRECTLY CONTROL IT WITH MY TRANSMITTER. THE PROGRAM STATUS LED WILL LIGHT UP AND IT WILL DO IT'S OWN THING. THOUG...
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Hi, I'm from Europe and would like to buy the Vex robotics starter kit, but RadioShack don't ships above USA...Can I get VEX anywhere else? Thanks for reply......
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Hi, I'm brand new to vex and robotics. I think vex looks really cool, and I like the fact that with the programmers kit I can program in C. My question is should I buy from radioshack.com or vexlabs.c...
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My Hero 2007 Robot is currently controlled via Vex RC remote control, but I am in the process of upgrading it with a Parallax Servo Controller for autonomous operation. It currently uses 4 Vex motors...
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I saw a cheap pair of ultrasonic transmitter/sensor at a electronics store. I wonder how I may use them with Vex.
Any SIMPLE electronic circuit that I can build to use them?
The Vex Ultrasonic s...
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Hi
I am wondering if we can use serial programming with Vex.
I am thinking of adding speech to Vex using Parallax's speech product
http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=29111
Unf...
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At some point in the past weeks or months, I read about a good way of increasing the traction of the plastic tank treads on smooth surfaces. It referenced a *specific* make / model of (I think?) belt...
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Hello..anyone willing to lend a helping ear?
I just purchased a VEX v.5 basic starters kit, I followed the instruction booklet and build the model displayed in the booklet ( a 4 wheeled vehicle, 1 ...
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The current Vex part selection is very limited. I think we need smaller parts of various shapes to be able to build Hex Crawler and walker robot models....
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A low cost alternative to the current Vex offering are the new 16-Bit dsPIC30F and dsPIC33F mixed signal controllers from available from Microchip provide 30 and 40 MIPS of raw performance while stil...
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