Answered: RobotC competition template

We just returned from a competition here in Southern California where we had a major problem with the RobotC competition template…it would not run. We used the template that was supplied with the latest version of RobotC and were never able to get the robot to respond, either in autonomous or RC. No one else at the competition was using RobotC except one other team that had dumped it because they could not get it to work either. The two pieces of code worked fine, but once pasted into the competition template, the program would not work, and the event sponsors could not help. I think the programming language is great, we just need to get the template working before the next event, so I need to know where to go from here.

Thanks, Will

Well, I have found the answer to my question. There are 2 firmware files that need to be downloaded before using RobotC version 1.4 and its template. The CPU Master firmware must first be downloaded, then the User firmware. The supplied competition template will then run properly.

RobotC is a great language to teach introductory programming and I highly recommend it. Cudos to CMU Robotics Academy!

Will

Glad you found the solution to your problem. Thank you for sharing your experiences with ROBOTC so others will benefit from them.