Using the Console#

Connect to the Console Serial Port#

To print to the Console, the VEX AIR Drone Controller must be connected to the Console Serial Port.

For information on connecting to the Console Serial Port, open the Connecting to the Console Serial Port tutorial for Mac or Windows.

Illustration showing a VEX AIR Drone controller connected by cable to a laptop, labeled ‘Connecting to the Console Serial Port.’

Send information to the controller#

Enter your text in the Send to Controller text box, then select Send to send the string to the controller.

Monitor window with the Console tab selected, showing an empty Console output area and a highlighted text field labeled ‘Send to Controller,’ with Send, Clear, Save, and Copy to Clipboard buttons.

You can work with the sent information using the following commands in the Console category for Blocks or Python:

The Ask and wait block.#
    ask [What's your name?] and wait
The Answer block.#
    answer

answer = input("What's your name?")

Save from the Console#

Select SAVE to save all Console information as a .txt file.

Console window displaying text output including a prompt and response, with the Save button highlighted below the console.

Copy from the Console#

Select COPY TO CLIPBOARD to save all Console information to your clipboard.

Console window displaying text output, with the Copy to Clipboard button highlighted below the console.

Clear the Console#

Select CLEAR to clear all information from the Console.

Console window displaying text output, with the Clear button highlighted below the console.
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