We take pride in taking the work that electrical has done and creating the code that makes the motors actually do stuff. We program the motors so they’ll move as desired with the controllers, as well as the auton, which is the part of the match where the robot completes a precoded series of tasks.

When new members join programming, the first thing I teach them is some of the basics of the code, an example being what the header and source files are (since we code in C++). Then from there, I show them the Driver Station and Phoenix Tuner, which is where you establish all the motor’s IDs.