My code has this error popping up, even though it is the exact same as the one above it. (circled in blue) What could be the issue?
Here is the error:
EDIT: I added more and only half of them had the error.
You’re asking the motor to “spin 4 inches” which is not something it knows how to do – you can instead give it an amount to spin in degrees or turns (i.e. rotations).
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Ohh I see. How many rotations is an inch?
Assuming these are drivetrain motors – if the drive wheels turn 1 rotation, the robot will move forward by the wheel circumference.
(VEXcode’s built-in drivetrain object does the math to figure this out for you, which is why you have to specify your wheel size when setting up the drivetrain)
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Oh okay. So if I use 4" wheels, then one rotation will be 4 inches?
The VEX 4" wheels are 4 inches in diameter, to get the circumference you would need to multiply the diameter by pi.
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Right okay. So the circumference is ~12 inches. If one rotation is the circumference (12 inches) then if I divide the distance I want to go (4 inches) by the circumference then I would get 0.3. So 0.3 of a rotation. Do I have it right?
That’s correct!
Although you will probably want a more precise value for the wheel circumference than “12 inches” – the actual value is about 12.57 and that error will add up to something meaningful if you want the robot to travel more than a few inches.
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Amazing! Thank you so much for your help!
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