Downloading, Running, and Stopping a VEXcode AIR Project – VEX Library

When your VEX AIR Drone Controller is connected to VEXcode AIR, you can download, run, and stop a project for your VEX AIR Drone on your controller and in VEXcode AIR. To learn more about how to connect your controller to VEXcode AIR, view this article.

A close-up screenshot of the upper right corner of the VEXcode AIR Toolbar, showing the Controller icon as green and the Download, run and stop buttons to the left of the icon as white and active.

When your controller is connected, the Controller icon will show green, and the Download, Run, and Stop buttons in the upper right hand corner of the VEXcode AIR Toolbar will become active.

Downloading a project

The same image as the one previous, with the Download button highlighted, to the right of the green Controller icon.

To download a project to your controller, select the Download button in VEXcode AIR.

A screenshot of the prompt in VEXcode asking Would you like to save your project. The three button options, from left to right, read No, don't ask again; No; and Yes.

If you have not yet saved your project, you will be prompted to save it. Select Yes to save your project to your device.

To learn more about saving a project, view this article.

A screenshot of the progress bar that reads Downloading User Project.

You will see a progress bar appear when your project is downloading.

The center of the VEXcode AIR Toolbar, with the Slot 1 icon highlighted to the left of the project name dialog box, and the available slots numbered 1-8 below.

Note: VEXcode AIR projects will download to Slot 1 on the controller by default. To change the slot number you download a project to, select the Slot icon and choose from the available slots.

Running a project

Once a project is downloaded to the controller, you can run the project either in VEXcode AIR or on the controller.

The upper right corner of the VEXcode AIR Toolbar, with the Run button highlighted, between the Download and Stop buttons, to the right of the green Controller icon.

To run the project in VEXcode AIR, be sure your controller remains connected. Select the Run button in the VEXcode AIR Toolbar to run the project.

The Controller shows the Programs menu on the screen, with the VEXcode Project in slot 1 highlighted. To the right, the takeoff button is highlighted, indicating what to press to start the project.

To run the project on the controller, press and hold the Takeoff and Land button on the controller. You will see a progress bar across the project name in the Programs menu, then the project will start.

Stopping a Project

You can stop a project at any time using either VEXcode AIR or the controller.

The upper right corner of the VEXcode AIR Toolbar, the Stop button is highlighted, to the right of the Run button, and the Controller icon shown green.

To stop the project in VEXcode AIR, be sure your controller remains connected. Select the Stop button in the VEXcode AIR Toolbar to stop the project.

When the project is stopped, the drone will land.

A closeup view of the lower left side of the Controller, with the takeoff button highlighted, indicating what to press to stop the project.

To stop the project on the controller, press the Takeoff and Land button.

A screenshot of the prompt on the Controller screen, showing the project name at the top with two button options - to the left reads Land and to the right reads Fly. The Land button is highlighted indicating what to select to stop the project.

If the drone is flying when the Takeoff and Land button is pressed, you will be prompted to land the drone to stop the project.

Select Land to land the drone and stop the project.