Identifying Location Details in VEXcode VR – VEX Library

The Location Sensor on the VR Robot reports the (X, Y) position of the VR Robot to the VEXcode VR Dashboard.

How to Identify the (X, Y) Coordinates on a Playground

VR Robot at the origin with coordinates X 0, Y 0 and heading 0°

Most Playgrounds range from -1000mm to 1000mm for the X and Y positions. The starting location of the VR Robot depends on the Playground selected.

Playgrounds that have different location values include Castle Crasher+, Wall Maze+, and Rover Rescue.

Robot location details in VEXcode VR: x-position, y-position, and heading

The location of the VR Robot is determined by the center turning point. This is also the location of the pen on the VR Robot.

VEXcode VR interface with the Playground and location monitor displaying the robot’s position details

The X and Y coordinates of the VR Robot on the Playground can be found in the VEXcode VR Dashboard.

VR robot dashboard showing X, Y, and heading values in the Playground

The location angle of the VR Robot can be found In the VEXcode VR Dashboard.

VEXcode VR Playground displaying the robot’s X and Y coordinates and heading direction

The location angle ranges from 0 degrees to 359.9 degrees following a compass heading style.