FIRST Tech Challenge Blocks Programming Video Tutorials

FIRST YouTube videos on Blocks Programming

• Installing Apps from Google Play

• Connect to Programming Mode

• Writing an Op Mode

• Saving and Running an Op Mode

• Moving Forward and Backward

• Turning

• Rotate Servos

• Gamepads Using Joysticks

• Gamepads Using Buttons

• Gamepads Using Triggers

• Save Early Save Often

• Using a Color Sensor Part 1

• Using a Color Sensor Part 2

• Debugging Using Telemetry

• Line Following

• Using Motor Encoders

• Ensuring Stop -- Ensure that your robot will pass Field Inspection

• REV IMU Introduction

• Using REV IMU for Navigation

• YouTube Play List that includes the videos above]

Other Videos

• Touch Sensor Tutorial by team Total Chaos
• Videos by Bruce Schafer of ORTOP
  • Using FTC Blocks Programming to Recognize RELIC RECOVERY VuMarks
  • Navigating using Motor Encoders during Autonomous Period with Blocks Programming (There is a newer version of this video.)
  • Following a Line during the Autonomous Period with Blocks Programming Since posting this video the author has done some more testing. The REV color sensor is very sensitive to its distance from the mat. Slight increases or decreases in distance from the mat will change the percentage light detected. To get a good range of readings that distinguish the mat from colored tape on the mat, you may need to adjust the sensor up or down. (There is also a newer version of this video.)
  • Ensuring Your Robot Will Stop During Autonomous Period Using Blocks Programming(Helping your robot pass inspection and behave correctly on the field.)
  • Introduction to the REV Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)
  • Using the REV Hub’s Built-In Gyroscope to Control a Robot’s Path
  • Introduction to Using Tensor Flow for Tracking Rover Ruckus Minerals
  • Using Tensor Flow to Find and Grab Rover Ruckus Gold Minerals
  • Using Tensor Flow to Seek, Find and Touch a SKYSTONE