FTC Getting Started with C

Owner

Dale Jordan

Goals

Get coaches started with the FTC kit using C.

Schedule

• 6:00pm Wednesday September 10 at the Capital Center

Prerequisites

none

Outline

• Optional FTC Briefing
• Kit components (waiting on FIRST)
• Introduction to construction
  • Tetrix (waiting on kits from FIRST)
  • LEGO Robot -- build or have pre-built a robot
    • Based on Hammer Bot from www.nxtprograms.com
    • Sensor module containing touch, light and ultra-sonic sensors
    • Compass sensor mounted separately (to keep distance from NXT and motors)
• Setting up the "Brick" for Robot C
  • RobotC Installation on PC
  • Downloading Firmware
  • Setting up Bluetooth
• Writing, uploading, and running a simple component
  • "Hello World" program
    • Very simple program
    • Demonstrate overall process for getting programs to run
    • Introduce debugger use
    • Introduce writing to the NXT display
  • Move Robot Forward
    • Time
    • Distance
    • Touch
    • Until Dark
  • Program to use the Compass Sensor
• RobotC Reference Material
  • Numerous sample programs come with RobotC
  • www.robotc.net
• The C template program for competition (waiting on FIRST)
• Autonomous (waiting on FIRST)
• Remote Control (waiting on FIRST)
• Others

Resources

• 2006 Vex Workshop slides
• 2008 Tetrix Workshop presentation
• Robot used in Dale's 2008 workshops