Testing autonomous mode - Cortex

VEX V5 General Discussion Technical Discussion
#1

How can I program the duration of the autonomous mode using the Competition Template in EasyC v4 for Cortex?

The main program shows the Autonomous to be passed a ‘0’ as the argument. Where can I specify it to be 20 seconds, and where can I specify 1 minute? Is there a configuration I have to change somewhere?

Thanks.

#2

I noticed there is a function:

void SetCompetitionMode(int nCompTime, int nOperTime);

in api.h

Do I just call this function during the init? Is there anywhere I can get documentation on everything in api.h?

Thanks.

#3

No you can’t because VexNet controls autonomous time. You can use the competition switch emulator Located in the Terminal Window and Graphics Display.

#4

So, how would I test a 20 second autonomous period accurately? And, how would I test a 1 minute Programming skills and Robot Skills?

I would rather not have to just sit there with a stop watch and click on enable and disable on the Terminal Window. Is there any other way to do this?

Thanks.

#5

Right now we do not have a solution for you perfect solution for you. We have been asked modify the competition switch to include a timer. It is on the plan for a future build.

For now you could use the GetTimer() function to kill the loop.

StartTimer(1);

while(GetTimer(1) < 20000 ) //20 Seconds
{
//operator or autonomous code
}

#6