Programming instructions

ROBOTC
Download ROBOTC User Firmware • 2
© 2007 Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy / For use with VEX Robotics Systems
2. Plug the free USB connector end of the Programming cable into a USB port on your computer.
Plug the other unconnected end of the cable into the “SERIAL” port of your VEX Microcontroller.
2a. ConnectUSBtoPC
Plug the remaining USB
connector on the USB-to-Serial
Cable into the PC.
2b. Connect“phone”toVEX
Plug the loose RJ25 “phone”
connector into the SERIAL port
on the VEX Microcontroller.
When you plug in the
USB-to-Serial Cable, your
computer may prompt you
to install new hardware.
If this happens, it is because
your computer does not
have the proper drivers
installed to operate the
USB-to-Serial Cable.
Complete the steps in the
Driver Installation Guide
to install the drivers, then
continue with this lesson.
Drivers Needed Error
Download ROBOTC User Firmware (cont.)
Setup