

#Robotc graphical tutorial how to#
Generally speaking, I find that some students have much more difficulty with learning how to program without a graphical interface than others, and for them perhaps programming may not end up being something they are interested in, and therefore they may opt to use a graphical solution. As a result in many cases, not just programming, people are pushed to do the most difficult thing first, in this case learning programming through typing. When someone gets used to something, they’re going to have difficulty moving to something else. To address graphical programming, I feel that it is largely unnecessary and creates an even more difficult barrier to cross. However, PROS offers an amazing level of control and prepares students for real world C programming much more than any other of the solutions provided. You can also use PROS, which has a bit of a learning curve alongside a small amount of difficult to understand concepts if you have not programmed anything in ANSI C. In terms of future-based thinking, I would highly suggest RobotC, as there is only a small learning curve to it, and you can easily advance to more difficult topics such as PID ( link to George Gillard’s amazing PID Guide). It ends up being a bit slow for use cases that range from medium-high amounts of processing as well. Personally I disagree with using robot mesh’s python solution. Eas圜 does not have the same community support on this forum, and I couldn’t find any substantial documentation for it. This forum has a dedicated channel for RobotC tech support provided by the one and only jpearman. RobotC’s Web Help Files are… underwhelming, but mostly adequate. I would call PROS the hands-down winner in this category. The PROS team is active on this forum, along with many community members, ready to answer PROS questions. On top of that, information on the web about the C programming language simply will be valid for PROS. PROS documentation is thorough and complete. PROS supports pure C and even C++ if you set it up correctly, while RobotC lacks some of the more advanced features of C (though is still perfectly adequate for programming VEX robots). RobotC text-based and PROS are both based on the C programming language. I do not recommend anyone take up graphical ‘programming,’ novice or expert. Eas圜 is heavily graphical and RobotC has a Graphical mode. The 3 main programming options for VEX EDR are RobotC, Eas圜, and PROS. Also what are the difference with all these programs (pros and cons)?
