VEX-Building Your VEX Test Kit

First we will be building the VEX test bed, watch these videos to see how to put it together. We can put everything together except the claw for now.

There are 15 short videos - watch them in order.. there is a link at the bottom with all the videos. Watch All Videos - they average about 2 minutes each!!!

There are also some good written instructions with pictures and names of the parts on a link at the bottom of the page....

Note: all motors used special sized bolts - do not force standard bolts in the motors.

There are bolts with red paint for the older motors and gold bolts for the newer motors.

(see Video # 9 below)

Part 1 All The Parts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB57rCjoYUc

Part 2 Connecting the Components

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuXVIXF_4Bo

Part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSSl0OLL4w0

Part 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPJeh2RzGfw

Part 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ7-uQ9NmbU

Part 6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs0ArnHa5Jw

Part 7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBDJkMRXb0U

Part 8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fFfa0Bi-QM

Part 9 The Motors - (bolts are specialized - do not force)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz8B5bCX4BQ

Part 10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cUjkakrjHo

Part 11 The Claw Assembly - You Can Skip This for now - we don't have enough claws)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuSpAKKyfXY

Part 12

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUaGQ7k3iaU

Part 13: Wiring Very Important - Pay Attention!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gPf96DrOy0

Part 14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNrmUBkFGhs

Part 15: CONNECTION TO COMPUTER - VERY IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vXRvb41ERA

Here are all the videos and more on VEX

http://www.youtube.com/user/interweblearningvide/videos

Written Instruction and Pictures/Names of the part here:

http://murray.spps.org/uploads/gtt_vex_testbed_build_instructions_version_2.pdf

Writing Code To Test The Components

Now that you have a good looking test bed, we need to write some basic programs to direct the components (motors, lights, switches etc...)

Here are some videos that will help you test you programs and kit components:

1. Writing the first test program

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB6EQh0TiC4

Making sure you have "connect to USB" as the method or choice for the Cortex

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGWFt2EuYM0

2. UBER Program to test all components

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TKNiKvU47A