How do you remotely control VexPro Arm9 with PC

VEX V5 General Discussion Technical Discussion
#1

Hello,

I currently bought the VexPro Arm9. I am in the process of switching a Cortex microcontroller on my robot with the Arm9 microcontroller. I am very curious on how I can control the Arm9 through the PC instead of using the joystick controlller that the Cortex is currently being controlled with. I am also curious on how the code will look for the Arm9 to be remotely control.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!
-Josh

#2

Hello,

I currently bought the VexPro Arm9. I am in the process of switching a Cortex microcontroller on my robot with the Arm9 microcontroller. I am very curious on how I can control the Arm9 through the PC instead of using the joystick controlller that the Cortex is currently being controlled with. I am also curious on how the code will look for the Arm9 to be remotely control.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!
-Josh

#3

You can use standard client/server networking, TCP, UDP etc. Run a small server on the VEXpro, connect from your application on the PC. There was a previous thread where we discussed something similar, not exactly what you want but close.

https://vexforum.com/t/vexpro-communicating-with-external-software/20673/1

#4

I am looking to only control (forward, backward, turning) the bot through the computer in real time. I have two 269 motors currently attached to the bot. Any ideas would be appreciated. I am currently looking into jpearman’s links and I was wondering if there was an easier way of doing this.

#5

I merged these two threads. Please do not start multiple threads on the same subject.

#6