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Arm Display Position Example

  1. Launch VEXcode V5.

    VEXcode V5 icon

  2. From the Toolbar in VEXcode V5, select ‘File’ and then ‘Open Examples.’

    File open examples

  3. Select the ‘Arm’ category.

    Arm category

  4. Select the ‘Arm Display Position’ example project.

    Arm Display Position icon

  5. Select the Project Name Box to name and save the project.

    Project name box

  6. Name the project ‘Lab 3- Display Position.’

    Lab 3 Display Position

    Note: for more information about saving, view the Save a Blocks Project (Chromebook, Windows, macOS) articles.

  7. The Toolbar will now display the project as ‘Saved.’ Any subsequent changes to the project will be automatically saved.

    Saved toolbar

  8. Recall that the two left stacks of blocks were built in the Lab 2- EStop project. The new stack of blocks on the right will display the current (x, y, z) position of the arm mounted on the VEX V5 Workcell on the V5 Brain’s screen.

    display position code

  9. Input the mastering values into the [Set mastering] block.

    input mastering values

    Note: The mastering values were documented from Lab 1.

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