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Precision Measurement: Why & How?

Mark from Haas Automation sets his sights on a topic that every machinist and every machine shop deals with on a daily basis. He looks at the tools and terms you need to become familiar with as you’re starting out making parts and measuring them. Thanks to Haas Automation for this great...

LMS: Announcements

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: What are “announcements” used for in an LMS? Do you use them? How? Answer: Hold on Cowboy…. that’s three questions in one. I use them in class everyday, with every class. I especially like to be able to give my students content like files, or links that they...

WORK UNPLUGGED: VEX ROBOT? IT ONLY WORKS WHEN TETHERED!

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: How do I get my robot to work when I unplug my cortex from the computer? Solution: Just change the setting you see in the picture here, and you will be all set! After you change this it will ask you to power cycle your cortex. Just turn it off and back on again, and it will run your program...

PLATFORM TYPE: ERRORS WHEN COMPILING?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: Why won’t my RobotC program compile today without errors, but it did yesterday? Solution: Probably because you forgot to change your Platform Type Settings. This happens in my lab when a student uses a different computer. Just make sure platform type is set to VEX 2.0 Cortex, and...

Who Takes PLTW Courses & Why?

Written by Chris Hurd.

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Precision Measurement: Why & How?

LMS: Announcements

WORK UNPLUGGED: VEX ROBOT? IT ONLY WORKS WHEN TETHERED!

PLATFORM TYPE: ERRORS WHEN COMPILING?

Who Takes PLTW Courses & Why?

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