I am using VEXCode V5 Blocks. I am attempting to create a selector on the controller such that the operator can select red alliance or blue alliance (so the intake knows which rings to toss out when it is doing color sorting) that can be selected before “when autonomous” or “when driver control” code runs.
I tried to get this to work, using “Run”, “Timed Run”, and “Competition - Driver Skills” options available on the remote. While these all ran the “when started” code, they also immediately jumped into the autonomous/driver control. I then did some research, and it seems the only way to run “when started” code without running “when driver control” is by having some sort of field control. Is this the case? If the controller does not have this capability, is there any other way to do this without a field control system? My team does not have a VEXNet Competition Switch, V5 Event Brain, or VEXNet Field Controller.