Connecting with App-based VEXcode EXP - macOS – VEX Library

It takes just a few steps to connect a VEX EXP Brain to app-based VEXcode EXP on a macOS device.

To Connect a VEX EXP Brain

EXP Brain with its Check button highlighted.

Be sure the EXP Battery is charged and is connected to the EXP Brain.

Turn on the Brain by pressing the Power button on the Brain.

VEXcode EXP application icon.

Launch app-based VEXcode EXP.

Brain connected to a laptop computer using a USB cable.

Connect the EXP Brain to your macOS device, using the USB-C cable.

VEXcode EXP Toolbar with a green Brain icon highlighted in a red box that includes the adjacent Download, Run, and Stop icons. The Download, Run, and Stop icons are colored white which indicates that they are available.

Your EXP Brain will then connect to app-based VEXcode EXP. The Brain icon in the Toolbar will show green to indicate the Brain is connected, and the 'Download', 'Run', and 'Stop' buttons will be available.

You must keep the Brain plugged into your device to maintain the connection, in order to do things like download a project to the Brain.

To Disconnect a VEX EXP Brain

Brain that was connected to a laptop computer using a USB cable. Now, the USB cable has been unplugged from the Brain.

To disconnect your device from an EXP Brain, unplug the USB-C cable from your macOS device or the EXP Brain.

EXP Brain with its X button highlighted.

You can also disconnect an EXP Brain from app-based VEXcode EXP by turning the Brain off.

Turn the Brain off by holding the X button until the screen on the Brain goes black.

VEXcode EXP Toolbar with a Brain icon highlighted in a red box with the adjacent Download, Run, and Stop icons. The Brain icon is white and the other three icons are grayed out.

Upon disconnecting, the Brain icon in the Toolbar will show as white, and the 'Download', 'Run', and 'Stop' buttons will be unavailable.