Interpreting the Brain Status Icon in VEXcode IQ – VEX Library

You can identify the Brain’s status by looking at the icon.

Brain Icon Color	Brain Icon	Status
White		No connection - The Brain is not connected to the computer properly or is not powered on.
Orange		Connected but the Brain's firmware is not up-to-date.
Green		Connected with up-to-date firmware and ready for a download.

White Brain Icon

Brain connected to a laptop computer using a USB cable.

There is no Brain connected.

Make sure the Brain is properly wired to your computer and powered on.
Check that the USB cable is working properly.
Make sure the Battery is charged.

Orange Brain Icon (2nd gen)

VEXcode IQ with an orange Brain icon on the Toolbar, indicating that the Brain's firmware is out of date. The Brain dropdown menu is open and there is an Update button next to the VEXos version.

If you are using VEX IQ (2nd generation), you can update the Firmware by selecting Update in the dialogue box.

See this article for more information on updating (2nd gen) Firmware.

Orange Brain Icon (1st gen)

VEXos Firmware Utility prompt that reads It appears your firmware is out of date. You will need to download the VEXos Firmware Utility on Windows or Mac OS X. For more information, click this link here.

If you are using VEX IQ (1st gen), you will need to update the Brain using the VEXos Firmware Utility.

Use the link provided in VEXcode IQ to download the utility or see this article for help in downloading the utility and updating the firmware for IQ (1st gen).

Green Brain Icon

VEXcode IQ with a green Brain icon on the Toolbar to indicate that the Brain's firmware is up to date. The Brain dropdown menu is open and the VEXos version is shown without an Update button next to it.

You are ready to download your project.

For help in downloading a project to your robot, see this article.