Configuring V5 Smart Motors in VEXcode Pro V5

To configure a motor, select the Robot Configuration button to open the Robot Configuration window. A project must be open in order to use the Robot Configuration window.

Select “Add a device.”

Select “Motor.”

Select which port the motor is attached to on the VEX V5 Brain. Ports that are already configured for other devices will be unavailable.

Once the motor has been configured, select “Done” to submit the device to the configuration.

Note: Selecting “Cancel” will undo any changes you have made to the device and will not be a part of the configuration.

Note: To configure the motor further, see the additional options below.

You can change the port number for the Motor by first selecting the Motor in the Robot Configuration window.

Then, select the plug icon in the top right corner of the Motor Settings window.

Select its port on the Port Selection window, and the port number will turn blue. Then select "Done" to submit the change.

You can also rename the motor by changing the name in the text box at the top of the Motor Settings window. If you select an invalid name, the text box will highlight orange to indicate. Then select "Done" to submit the device changes to the configuration.

If you change the name of a motor that is already being used in your project, you will need to update the motor name in the command to the new name.

The Motor Settings window also allows the direction of the motors to be reversed.

Motors can also be deleted by selecting the “Delete” option at the bottom of the window.

Note: If you delete a motor that is already being used in your project, the project will not work until the commands using that motor have also been deleted.

The Motor Settings window also allows the gear cartridge to be changed.

Note: Changing the motor's gear cartridge will also change the color indicator on the motor.