Virtual Skills
(This code is for testing code virtually. you may not be able to download it to your Robot's Brain)
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The goal of using Virtual Skills is that it allows a team member to work on perfecting autonomous code while other team members are driving or building.
With the Virtual Skills site, you can create a virtual representation of of your robot, so that your commands are accurate.
In the past, we had a hard time taking the code that was created in the Virtual Skills program and transfering it to the regular codeiq.vex.com interface, so that we could download the code onto the brain. However, I am certain there is a process to do that, and I will update this section once I have it down.
Each team has their own Virtual Skills code:
Coding for your Robot's Brain
When we talk about creating code, writing code, and downloading your code, it's all done from this site. The first time you go to the site, you will get a pop-up asking you if you want to download an extension. You ony need to say "yes" if you are working with a Gen 2 Brain. That extension allows the firmware to get updated from within this site. You won't need to deal with VEX utility like you did with the Gen 1 brain when firmware needs updated.
This Doc will help walk you through how to download code to your brain!
This Doc goes over how to get started with the "autopilot" build. You probably built a different robot. That's ok!
You can Look for code that will help you get started by going to "open examples"....or you can start creating your own code from scratch.
Remember--you DON"T need to select "Autopilot". This doc is what I use with classes. Robotics Club teams are building different bots. Feel free to look around at what starting code you can grab. The nice thing with starting with these templates is that the brain is already "mapped" for you. You can still change the mappnig as needed, but this gets you started. The yellow square below shows you a mapping summary.
Don't forget to Name and Save your program. You can "Save to your Device" or save to a USB thumbdrive.
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