I have discovered that the Vex Gen 2 brain will respond to a controller gesture more reliably than to a the touch LED event. I want to use the controller to stop a program action for reset.
The game manual states:
Pressing a button on the VEX IQ Controller to begin the routine is not permitted.
It does say the controller cannot be used stop the robot.
Has anybody else asked this question?
Thanks!
The rest of RS6 B which you didn’t quote answers the question:
Pressing a button on the VEX IQ Controller to begin the routine is not permitted. To avoid any confusion, Teams are advised not to bring controllers to Autonomous Coding Skills Match.
Thank you for taking the time answer.
However, I disagree that statement does not answer the question as posed.
You should submit a Q&A question to resolve this. As a referee watching the skills run, I’m watching the robot, not you and the controller. Normally I make the “driver” put the controller down and not touch it during the match.
YMMV with other referees. A Q&A question / answer will get it resolved pretty quickly and you can use the answer at the event.
Thank you for the advice and clarification. This was very helpful.
Foster is being polite to be sure and giving you more of a lesson on how to resolve what you think are loopholes or gaps in the game manual.
I can tell you with a high degree of certainty that you will not be able to use the controller to interact with the robot in any way (start, stop, pickup up blocks and score for 60 seconds, etc.) during an autonomous skills run.
Most teams are using the when brain button pressed command. I don’t recommend the check mark button - as that may start the run when (if) you double press to start the program. Leave the controller at your table and use the “when brain left / right button is pressed” to run your program. I agree - the light sensor has been finicky to start an autonomous fir our team. The “when brain left/right pressed” under events has worked every time.
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