VEX IQ Robotics Competition (VIQRC) Virtual Driving Skills allows you to connect a VEX IQ (2nd gen) Controller to your computer and complete practice Driving Skills matches. This article walks through the options available to you when practicing Virtual Driving Skills.
Note: Virtual Driving Skills is available only when using a Chrome browser with a VEX IQ (2nd gen) Controller.
Playing a Virtual Driving Skills Practice Match
Virtual Driving Skills for VIQRC can be accessed using this link.
Before beginning, ensure that you have your VEX IQ (2nd gen) Controller connected to Virtual Driving Skills and your Virtual Skills Key.
- To learn how to connect your Controller, see this article.
- To learn how to find your Virtual Skills Key and log into Virtual Driving Skills, see this article.
Once you have logged in using your Virtual Skills Key and connected your VEX IQ (2nd gen) Controller, the Virtual Driving Skills Practice Match is ready to play. The Controller Status will show green and 'Connected,' in the upper left corner, and the Hero Bot is in the starting position.
To start the match, press the Play button in the bottom left hand corner.
A countdown will appear in the center of the screen, allowing you to prepare to start driving using your Controller.
During the match, the time remaining is shown in the upper right corner.
During the match, your score will update in the upper left corner.
To end the match before time runs out, select the Stop button on the bottom left corner.
At the end of the match, your team name and final score will be displayed. Select Retry to close this window and reset the Field.
The Reset button in the bottom left corner can also be used to reset the Field layout.
Selecting a Drive Mode
Above the Virtual Driving Skills Practice Window, you will see options for selecting the Drive Mode.
The selected Drive Mode will show the name in dark blue and have a blue line around the icon.
To change the configuration, select the name of your desired Drive Mode.
Each Drive Mode sets the configuration of your Controller joysticks and how the joysticks control the movement of the Drivetrain.
- Tank Drive: Drives the left motor of the robot using the left joystick, and the right motor of the robot using the right joystick.
- Left Arcade: Drives the robot forward, reverse, left, and right all using the left joystick.
- Right Arcade: Drives the robot forward, reverse, left, and right all using the right joystick
- Split Arcade: Drives the robot forward and reverse using the left joystick, and turns the robot right and left using the right joystick.
Additional Settings
Camera Options
View options for the Field are located in the lower righthand corner of the Virtual Driving Skills Practice Window.
- Eyeball Icon: shows the Rapid Load locations on the Field
- Driver Station Icon: changes the camera to the view from the Driver Station
- Top Down Icon: changes the camera to be positioned above the Field
- Chase Icon: changes the camera to be positioned behind the robot
Robot Configuration
The Drive Motors section enables you to set the Max Velocity. Select the slider to change the velocity or type the desired maximum velocity in the text box.
The Catapult Motor Group section enables you to set the Max Velocity for the Catapult Motors, as well as set the Controller buttons that control the Catapult.
To adjust the velocity, select and drag the slider, or type the desired velocity limit in the text box.
To change the Controller buttons, select the dropdown beside Catapult Lower and Catapult Release to set your desired buttons.
The Intake Motor section enables you to set the Max Velocity for the Intake Motor, as well as set the Controller buttons that control the Intake.
To adjust the velocity, select and drag the slider, or type the desired velocity limit in the text box.
To change the Controller buttons, select the dropdown beside Intake and Outtake to set your desired buttons.