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== Current Events ==

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Check out the full schedule of [[STEMRobotics:Current_events | our current events.]]

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== Mentor/Coach Training: Get a Chance to Build a Robot Yourself! ==

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~~Adult Robot Training~~ -- ~~Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 Downingtown Educational~~

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We are working to arrange a place to meet. When we have that, we will begin scheduling these "Coach-the-Coach" sessions again.

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~~Center -- Next meeting is October 20th, contact us to get signed up! We will~~

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~~wrap up building our Protobots this week~~. ~~Come finish your robot and compete!~~

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~~Program your robot with RobotC starting~~ a ~~week from tomorrow (two nights)~~.

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Maybe you can help? Have a place that we could meet to build some robots? Any room will do.

== Learn to Program Your Robot! ==

[[image:robotc_logo.png|right|50px]]

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When we have a place to meet again, we will start programming our robots with RobotC.

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~~On Wednesday nights,~~ we ~~are beginning to~~ program with ROBOTC and a Vex controller and various motors, servos, and sensors.

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When we program, we will be programming with ROBOTC and a Vex IQ controller and various motors, servos, and sensors. If you don't have a robot, maybe you can get the Robotics Academy - Robot Virtual Worlds module, and program your robot that way! Either way, you need a laptop running some version of Windows and a licensed copy of RobotC. ([http://www.robotc.net/support/rvw/ RobotC Virtual Worlds Support])

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~~You need to bring YOUR laptop. Windows XP is~~ the ~~very best platform. Windows 2000 is OK. Vista is pretty touch-~~and~~-go (Some people have made it work, others, not so much)~~.

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We will be running through the RobotC environment and programming our robots.

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~~If you use Vista, you need to go to RadioShack and buy a Gigaware USB-to-Comm cable (big black cable). If you don't you wont'~~ be ~~able to download your program to your robot. And yes, I understand that you already paid for~~ the ~~orange programming cable~~ and you are mad that it doesn't work. Sorry. I didn't make these operating systems or USB drivers. The orange cable is based on the Prolific driver and that driver does not work with Vista (don't tell me that you have gotten it to work ... I can~~'t take time out from~~ the ~~class to focus on solutions that I know have issues~~.)

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We will also be looking at the sample programs and going through as many as we can over the course of several Wednesdays.

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~~Don't even ask about a Macintosh(unless~~ you ~~are running Wine and are an expert at it) or running Linux or Windows 7~~. ~~This workshop is not about teaching operating systems, it is about programming~~ the ~~robot!~~

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You really need to set up your laptop before you come to the class. Here are the prerequisites:[[Setting Up Your Laptop To Program RobotC]].

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~~You need~~ to ~~buy~~ RobotC. ~~Foster can help with~~ that.

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Here is the link to download the [http://www.robotc.net/download/vexrobotics RobotC for Cortex and IQ] to program the Vex. Please make sure that you get the latest version (Platforms: Cortex, IQ (Version 4.25 RC 1 - 09/01/2014)

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~~You need~~ to ~~install~~ the USB ~~drivers from the RobotC~~.~~net site.~~

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Don't forget to load the Prolific Driver to use the USB-to-Serial adapter. This lets you plug in the orange programming cable to put code on the robot. There are specific versions for the Windows OS that you are running, make sure you have the right one. The drivers are found on the same page as the demo copy of RobotC.

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~~You really need to set up your laptop before~~ you ~~come~~ to the ~~class~~. If you ~~don't we will try to update the laptop AFTER the class~~, ~~and~~ you ~~will need to look at someone else's laptop during~~ the ~~class~~. ~~Here is~~ the ~~link to download~~ the ~~[http://www.robotc.net/content/vex_down/vex_down.html~~ RobotC ~~for IFI] to program the Vex~~.

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== Start Your Team! ==

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See this set of pages on [[Starting Teams]] but really consider looking at [[Starting Clubs]]. If you are interested in VEXIQ see [[Starting VEXIQ Teams]].

There is still grant money available for new teams! Contact Info at stemrobotics dot org for more details.

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+== Current Events ==
+Check out the full schedule of [[STEMRobotics:Current_events | our current events.]]
 == Mentor/Coach Training: Get a Chance to Build a Robot Yourself! ==
-Adult Robot Training -- Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 Downingtown Educational
+We are working to arrange a place to meet. When we have that, we will begin scheduling these "Coach-the-Coach" sessions again.
-Center -- Next meeting is October 20th, contact us to get signed up! We will
-wrap up building our Protobots this week.  Come finish your robot and compete!
-Program your robot with RobotC starting a week from tomorrow (two nights).
+Maybe you can help? Have a place that we could meet to build some robots? Any room will do.
 == Learn to Program Your Robot! ==
 [[image:robotc_logo.png|right|50px]]
+When we have a place to meet again, we will start programming our robots with RobotC.
-On Wednesday nights, we are beginning to program with ROBOTC and a Vex controller and various motors, servos, and sensors.
+When we program, we will be programming with ROBOTC and a Vex IQ controller and various motors, servos, and sensors. If you don't have a robot, maybe you can get the Robotics Academy - Robot Virtual Worlds module, and program your robot that way! Either way, you need a laptop running some version of Windows and a licensed copy of RobotC. ([http://www.robotc.net/support/rvw/ RobotC Virtual Worlds Support])
-You need to bring YOUR laptop. Windows XP is the very best platform. Windows 2000 is OK. Vista is pretty touch-and-go (Some people have made it work, others, not so much).
+We will be running through the RobotC environment and programming our robots.
-If you use Vista, you need to go to RadioShack and buy a Gigaware USB-to-Comm cable (big black cable). If you don't you wont' be able to download your program to your robot. And yes, I understand that you already paid for the orange programming cable and you are mad that it doesn't work. Sorry. I didn't make these operating systems or USB drivers. The orange cable is based on the Prolific driver and that driver does not work with Vista (don't tell me that you have gotten it to work ... I can't take time out from the class to focus on solutions that I know have issues.)
+We will also be looking at the sample programs and going through as many as we can over the course of several Wednesdays.
-Don't even ask about a Macintosh(unless you are running Wine and are an expert at it) or running Linux or Windows 7. This workshop is not about teaching operating systems, it is about programming the robot!
+You really need to set up your laptop before you come to the class. Here are the prerequisites:[[Setting Up Your Laptop To Program RobotC]].
-You need to buy RobotC. Foster can help with that.
+Here is the link to download the [http://www.robotc.net/download/vexrobotics RobotC for Cortex and IQ] to program the Vex. Please make sure that you get the latest version (Platforms: Cortex, IQ (Version 4.25 RC 1 - 09/01/2014)
-You need to install the USB drivers from the RobotC.net site.
+Don't forget to load the Prolific Driver to use the USB-to-Serial adapter.  This lets you plug in the orange programming cable to put code on the robot.  There are specific versions for the Windows OS that you are running, make sure you have the right one.  The drivers are found on the same page as the demo copy of RobotC.
-You really need to set up your laptop before you come to the class. If you don't we will try to update the laptop AFTER the class, and you will need to look at someone else's laptop during the class. Here is the link to download the [http://www.robotc.net/content/vex_down/vex_down.html RobotC for IFI] to program the Vex.
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 == Start Your Team! ==
+See this set of pages on [[Starting Teams]] but really consider looking at [[Starting Clubs]].  If you are interested in VEXIQ see [[Starting VEXIQ Teams]].
 There is still grant money available for new teams!  Contact Info at stemrobotics dot org for more details.