Connecting a V5 Controller to Virtual Driving Skills – VEX Library

VEX V5 Robotics Competition (V5RC) Virtual Driving Skills Practice allows you to connect a VEX V5 Controller to your computer and complete practice Driving Skills matches. This article walks through how to connect your Controller to V5RC Virtual Driving Skills.

Connect to a V5 Controller

V5 Controller with a blank screen. The screen is highlighted with a red box to show the controller is off.

Be sure your Controller is powered off. The screen on the Controller should appear blank as shown in this image.

V5 Controller with the charging icon on the screen and a micro usb cable connected to the controller. A red box is around the cable to emphasize the connection.

Connect the Controller to your computer using a micro-USB cable.

Same image as the previous step with the red box now highlighting the charging icon on the controller screen.

The screen on the Controller will show a charging indicator as shown in this image.

If the screen appears backlit and you can see the Home menu, turn off the Controller with the Power button.

Same image as the previous step with two red boxes. One calls out the up, down, left, and right buttons. The other calls out the x, y, a, and b buttons.

Press any button on the Controller except the Power button to connect.

Controller Status section of the Driver Skills page. On the left is the current status which reads Controller Status colon connected and has a green background.

Your VEX V5 Controller will now be connected to Virtual Driver Skills. The Controller Status will turn green and say Connected.

Keep your Controller powered off while using Virtual Driver Skills.