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Overview
• How to get and install RobotC• How to connect to your robot• Download firmware • Building schematic and debugging• Resources
How do I get it?
• Templates• Required to work with FCS (rule RS03)• Comes with your download of RobotC
Firmware
• Install Firmware• Plug in the NXT to the computer• Robot Download Firmware Standard File (or) Last Downloaded
Platform Type
• Make sure to change it to “LEGO NXT + TETRIX/MATRIX’ or else your pragmas, debugging windows and programming will not work.
User Type
• Change it to “super user” so that you get more menu options.• This will be more useful when we get to the debugging section of this
presentation
Connecting to NXT
• USB• Most reliable / Least convenient
• Bluetooth• Pairing / Reliability
• Wi-Fi – FCS• Requires Samantha and Router w/ FCS
Debugging
• RobotC provides a whole series of debugging windows
(This is with your menu level set as basic)
For the tournament
• Samostat• Sample programs NXT Samantha Module
• Program Chooser• Sample programs NXT Try Me Program Source
Resources
• http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/content/events/ftc/robotc/index.htm• Lessons on different concepts
• Robotc.net• Official website, offers some basic lesson
• chiefdelphi.com• Forum that is helpful to almost every aspect of FTC