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Master Index

This Wiki project is still work in progress, currently in the phase of collecting links to the relevant reference materials.

  1. What every new VEX Forum user needs to know

  2. What every Student needs to know about VEX

  3. What every Teacher or Mentor needs to know about VEX

  4. What every Parent needs to know about VEX Robotics Competition

  5. External websites and user communities

  6. Frequently used acronyms

  7. VEX Forum Wiki Rules and Style Guidelines

Details (level 1)

  1. Building the robot — what constitutes the robot — basics

  2. Overview of common chassis types

  3. Overview of frequently used lift types

  4. Overview of frequently used intakes

  5. Best building practices

  6. Other important build topics and examples

  7. Programming environments, links to help and tutorials

  8. Programming: Getting Started with VEXcode

  9. Programming: Common Beginner Mistakes and FAQs

  10. V5 Architecture and Troubleshooting

Details (level 2)

  1. Engineering Design Process

  2. Engineering Notebook Resources

  3. CAD software: links, tutorials, tips

  4. Preparing for competition day

  5. Tips for how competitions work

  6. Beyond the competition

  7. School based vs. independent teams; fundraising

  8. Tips for organizing a team

  9. Tools

  10. Alternative part sources

Specific subsystem designs (detail level 3)

Drivetrains

  1. Omni-wheel tank drive

  2. X-drive

  3. H-drive

  4. Mecanum drive

  5. Other drivetrain types: Kiwi, Lynfield, Swerve

  6. Treaded/Tracked chassis in VRC

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  1. Comparison of different wheels

Intakes

  1. Claw Intake

  2. Side Rollers Intake

  3. Passive Intakes

  4. Top Roller Intake

  5. Ball indexer

Ball launchers

  1. Flywheel

  2. Puncher

  3. Catapult

Lifts

  1. Clawbot / 2-bar lift

  2. 4-bar, 6-bar, 8-bar, etc…

  3. Chain lift

  4. Double Reverse Four Bar Lift: DR4B

  5. Scissor Lift

  6. Cascade / Elevator lift

  7. DRxB variants

Mechanical tricks

.71. Ratchets

.73. Motor sharing

.78. Grease and lubrication

.79. V5 Smart Motor maintenance

V5

.80. V5 Legacy 3-wire ports

.84. V5 Inertial Sensor (Gyroscope / Accelerometer)

.87. Ultrasonic / Range Finder Sensor

.88. V5 Vision Sensor

.94. V5 Controller

.95. V5 Custom Cables How-To

.96. V5 In-Depth Architecture

.97. V5 System Troubleshooting

Advanced programming topics

  1. VEXCode Video Tutorials

  2. Driver control (teleop): arcade, split arcade, tank controls

  3. Macro Sequences

  4. Joystick control scaling, deadband

  5. Tasks and Callbacks

  6. PID Programming

  7. Autonomous: driving straight & turns

  8. Debugging output

  9. Displaying Images on V5

  10. Accessing files on SDCard

  11. Autonomous mode selectors

  12. Position Tracking/Odometry

  13. Using #includes in C++

TBD
113. PROS
114. Okapi
115. LVGL

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