Hello everyone, I am trying to teach a group of people how to code and program for vex robotics but next year Vex is coming out with Vex Programming Studio. Is there any way for me to check out the beta version of Vex Programming Studio? If so, then where can I get it? Thanks
Not currently. If you want to be prepared specifically for V5 programming, check out RobotMesh (use the current version but check out the V5 beta version) and PROS (I would not expect the V5 version to be that different from the current Cortex versions).
I believe PROS is switching to C++ from C.
PROS 2 is primarily C, with limited C++ capabilities. PROS 3 will support C and C++.
Is it worth it to learn PROS 2 now then, or should we wait until PROS 3?
You do not “learn” PROS (as a language) per se. You learn the underlying C/C++ language and then apply your knowledge of the language(s) to using the PROS API.
It certainly would be worthwhile to learn C/C++, whether with PROS 2 or otherwise, as that knowledge would directly apply to PROS 3.
Whether learning familiarizing yourselves with the PROS 2 API will be worthwhile or not is a toss-up. The API may change so drastically that familiarity with PROS 2 will be a hindrance, or the new API might be similar enough to the old that those familiar with PROS 2 would hardly notice the difference.
I was wondering, will the new coding studio support RobotC?
I have seen lots of rumors about this, but I have not yet seen a confident answer. My understanding is it is an IDE that will support all languages that are currently supported along with new ones, but I am not sure.
Somewhere on the forums long ago… heard Modkit, C++,RobotC++
Oh, so does that mean that RobotC will be updated to become object-oriented like C++, Java, etc. to become RobotC++?
I doubt robotC will be getting any updates soon, we haven’t gotten anything noteworthy since 2014
@The Electrobotz It is my understanding that Vex Coding Studio will fully replace RobotC — that is, that RobotC will be entirely incapable of programming the v5 Brain.
The new coding studio will support Modkit, ROBOT C++, and C++.
The current RobotC software will only work with the Cortex system, and the Coding Studio will only work with V5 … what @rajkundu said.
@mattynmax RobotC’s last update was in August of last year, not in 2014 (or did you mean it’s last significant update?)
I logged onto the robotmesh site, tried some edr programming and the orange cord usb laptop to usb Cortex, but couldn’t download. What is the correct way to download to a robot and what other information is available for using robotmesh?
@RobotMesh_Support could help more, but for communication with the robot, you need to have a browser plugin and helper application installed. Try following this link that should lead you through the installation process.
Exactly as Nenik said. Before you download code the first time, you need to click on “Install RMC plugin” in the upper-right-hand corner of www.robotmesh.com/studio. This installs the code which the browser needs to write to the USB port on the PC.