{"id":1835,"date":"2025-06-01T17:18:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T00:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/?page_id=1835"},"modified":"2025-06-01T18:24:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T01:24:39","slug":"elementor-page-1835","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/elementor-page-1835\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1835\" class=\"elementor elementor-1835\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a33de0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a33de0e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74494ee2\" data-id=\"74494ee2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37cd1be0 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"37cd1be0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/intro-5\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">Introduction 5<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/intro-7\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">Introduction 7<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65b3d51f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65b3d51f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f9fc36c\" data-id=\"1f9fc36c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f796863 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f796863\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction 6: Controller<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28159d1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28159d1d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-161275c8\" data-id=\"161275c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73318870 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73318870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/controller.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1212\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/controller.png 700w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/controller-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b563864 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b563864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are going to connect a controller to our robot.&nbsp; There are many ways to do this, but we will write our own custom code so that we can make each setting exactly what we want.<\/p>\n<p>Add your controller in the DEVICES menu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eeb5dd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3eeb5dd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"494\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/device-select.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-199\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/device-select.png 494w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/device-select-300x293.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-408c22a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"408c22a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Then add your two <strong>motors<\/strong>.\u00a0 You can name them whatever you want, but it is best to give them names that describe what they do.\u00a0 <strong>LeftMotor<\/strong> is a good descriptive name.\u00a0 Use CamelCase for names (capitalize each word, but use no spaces or symbols).\u00a0 When you have added both the left and right drive motors, click DONE.<\/p><p>There are three ways that we can set up our controller:<\/p><ul><li>Tank Control<\/li><li>Arcade Control<\/li><li>Split Arcade Control<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c31fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15c31fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each design has advantages and disadvantages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-77628b24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77628b24\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b3f7dba\" data-id=\"3b3f7dba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35c14e38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35c14e38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/controller-tank.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1217\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/controller-tank.png 700w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/controller-tank-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1517b700\" data-id=\"1517b700\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47784e4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47784e4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>TANK DRIVE<\/h1>\n<p>This design allows the left joystick to control the left side of the chassis and the right joystick to control the right side of the chassis.\u00a0 Gamers may struggle, but this format can provide more turning options than an Arcade Drive.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">PROS:<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Better control, more turning options<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">CONS:<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u00a0Always requires both joysticks, less intuitive for gamers<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583511ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"583511ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Tank-Drive-1-r6oymn4u00c0uve3vx7ur7n95yncsg3j7ikh9u61og.png\" title=\"Tank Drive\" alt=\"Tank Drive\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a30eb0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2a30eb0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c4cd4c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c4cd4c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-36eb7420\" data-id=\"36eb7420\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79885eca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79885eca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/controller-arcade.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1218\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/controller-arcade.png 700w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/controller-arcade-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-11e4c5d0\" data-id=\"11e4c5d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e3400e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e3400e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>ARCADE DRIVE<\/h1>\n<p>This is the most like a video game controller.\u00a0 One joystick will control both the forward-backward AND the turning movement.\u00a0 (You can program either the left or the right stick.)<\/p>\n<p><b>PROS:<\/b>\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Smooth movement, only uses one stick<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\"><b>CONS:<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> Less motor control, less maneuverability<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e4867f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e4867f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Arcade-Drive-1-r6oymp0idoeli3bdky13w766cqe37uazvrvg8e39c0.png\" title=\"Arcade Drive\" alt=\"Arcade Drive\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50cc75f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"50cc75f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e91af60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e91af60\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b12c4aa\" data-id=\"2b12c4aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a4adaa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a4adaa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/controller-split.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1219\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/controller-split.png 700w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/controller-split-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-660b2295\" data-id=\"660b2295\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5713927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5713927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>SPLIT ARCADE DRIVE<\/h1>\n<p>This takes the functions of an Arcade Drive and splits it over both sticks.\u00a0 The left stick moves forward-backward while the right stick turns left and right.\u00a0 (You can reverse the sides if you want.)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">PROS:<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Smooth movement<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">CONS:<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u00a0Always requires both joysticks<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3945595a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3945595a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Split-Arcade-Drive-1-r6oymqw6rch65b8n9yud16p3ji4tn8igk16f6y0gzk.png\" title=\"Split Arcade Drive\" alt=\"Split Arcade Drive\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66bf86be elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"66bf86be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f30b914 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f30b914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before a controller can send information to a robot brain, the two components must be &#8220;<strong>paired<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p><p>To pair a controller to its brain, you must have a radio attached to the brain.\u00a0 Then temporarily connect the controller to the brain using a smart cable.\u00a0 Once a connection has been established, disconnect the cable.\u00a0 When pairing is successful, the radio will begin flashing red.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-475ab1f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"475ab1f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<iframe height=\"630\"  src=\"https:\/\/education.vex.com\/stemlabs\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-10\/V5ControllerPairing_0.mp4\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2011541f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2011541f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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