2025_09_11 - Dutton-Christian-Robotics/Learning-to-Code GitHub Wiki

Plan and Goals

• Meet with programming group and 6th grade students/mentors to cover overview of the basics of getting a robot up and running electronically.
• Ensure that 7th/8th graders can on their own or with minimal help setup the robot (at least in terms of connections and required equipment).
• Ensure that 6th grade students and mentors can get a robot function enough to program.

Outline

• Tour of FTC hardware
  • Batteries, XT30 connectors, power switches
  • Hubs: Driver, Control and Expansion
  • Turning on the robot
  • Hub LED
    • blue: we have power but no communication
    • green: we have power AND communication
    • blinking orange: turn it on!
• Configuring hardware
• Connecting to a robot
  • Via WiFi
  • Via cable
• Ways to program a robot
  • Blocks
  • OnBot Java
  • Android Studio
• OpModes
  • Selecting and running
  • TeleOp vs Autonomous