Practicing Using VIQRC Virtual Driving Skills – VEX Library

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.

The Virtual Skills Practice window showing the Connection status in the upper left corner as green and Connected. In the upper right corner, the Drive Mode shows four options, Tank Drive is selected, and Left Arcade, Right Arcade, and Split Arcade, are pictured alongside. The Driving Skills Practice field is shown at the start of the match.

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.

A close up view of the lower left hand corner of the Driving Skills Practice window, with the Play button, a white rightfacing triangle, highlighted. The play button is located vertically between the settings icon and the reset button.

To start the match, press the Play button in the bottom left hand corner.

The Driving Skills Practice window with a large 3 in the center showing the countdown to the start of the match.

A countdown will appear in the center of the screen, allowing you to prepare to start driving using your Controller.

A close-up screenshot of the upper right corner of the Practice window, with the timer highlighted,to the right of the word Practice.

During the match, the time remaining is shown in the upper right corner.

A close-up screenshot of the upper left corner of the Practice window, with the score of 2 highlighted, to the left of the word Driving.

During the match, your score will update in the upper left corner.

A close-up screenshot of the lower left corner of the Practice window, with the Stop button, a white octagon, highlighted. The stop button is located in the same place as the play but, vertically between the settings icon and the reset button

To end the match before time runs out, select the Stop button on the bottom left corner.

The stop screen reads VEX IQ Robotics Competition Practice Results at the top, with the Team Number and Registered Team Name in the center. Below the score of 2 points is a Retry button which is highlighted.

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.

A close-up screenshot of the lower left corner of the Practice window, with the Retry button, a white curved arrow, highlighted. The Retry button is located beneath the Play button.

The Reset button in the bottom left corner can also be used to reset the Field layout.

Selecting a Drive Mode

A screenshot of the upper right portion of the screen above the Practice Window reads Drive Mode and shows four options. Tank Drive is selected and the Left Arcade, Right Arcade, and Split Arcade shown beside it.

Above the Virtual Driving Skills Practice Window, you will see options for selecting the Drive Mode.

A close up view of the Drive Mode options, showing Tank Drive selected. The other three options are to the right and read Left Arcade, Right Arcade, and Split Arcade.

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

A close-up screenshot of the lower right corner of the Practice Window, with three buttons for camera view options highlighted. The top button is the driver station perspective, the second is a top down view, and the third is the chase camera.

View options for the Field are located in the lower righthand corner of the Virtual Driving Skills Practice Window.

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 of the Robot Configuration area on the bottom of the Driving Skills page. It reads Drive Motors at the top and shows options for Maximum velocity with a slider from 0 to 100%.

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 Claw Motors section of the Robot Configuration area on the bottom of the Driving Skills page. It reads Claw Motor Group at the top and shows options for Maximum velocity with a slider from 0 to 100%, as well as Controller Mapping options for which buttons control the open and close.

The Claw Motor Group section enables you to set the Max Velocity for the Claw Motors, as well as set the Controller buttons that control the Claw.

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 Claw Open and Claw Close to set your desired buttons.

The Lift Motor section of the Robot Configuration area on the bottom of the Driving Skills page. It reads Lift Motor at the top and shows options for Maximum velocity with a slider from 0 to 100%, as well as Controller Mapping options for which buttons control the down and up.

The Lift Motor section enables you to set the Max Velocity for the Lift Motor, as well as set the Controller buttons that control the Lift.

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 Lift Down and Up to set your desired buttons.