Console#

Introduction#

Below is a list of all methods:

Actions – Interact with the Console.

  • print – Print text to the Console.

  • new_line – Move the Console cursor position at the start of the next row down.

  • clear – Clear all text from the Console.

Mutators – Change the text color in the Console.

Monitor – Monitor a sensor’s or variable’s value during a project in VEXcode’s Monitor tab.

Actions#

print#

print prints values in the console using the current cursor position.

Usage:
console.print(value, precision)

Parameters

Description

value

The value to print as a string or a number.

precision

Optional. How many decimals will be printed. Default is 0.

# Build Used: Super Code Base 2.0
def main():
    # Display a message in the console
    console.print("Hello, robot!")

# Start threads — Do not delete
start_thread(main)

# Build Used: Super Code Base 2.0
def main():
    # Print a number with 5 decimals
    console.print(math.pi, precision = 5)

# Start threads — Do not delete
start_thread(main)

new_line#

new_line moves the cursor to the start of the row below the current position in the Console.

Usage:
console.new_line()

Parameters

Description

This method has no parameters.

# Build Used: Super Code Base 2.0
def main():
    # Print on two lines
    console.print("Line 1")
    console.new_line()
    console.print("Line 2")

# Start threads — Do not delete
start_thread(main)

clear#

clear clears all text from the Console.

Usage:
console.clear()

Parameters

Description

This method has no parameters.

# Build Used: Super Code Base 2.0
def main():
    # Clear the console after printing
    console.print("This will disappear...")
    wait(2, SECONDS)
    console.clear()

# Start threads — Do not delete
start_thread(main)

Mutators#

set_print_color#

set_print_color sets the color used when printing text to the Console.

Usage:
set_print_color(color)

Parameters

Description

color

The color to print text with:

  • BLACK
  • BLUE
  • GREEN
  • RED
# Build Used: Super Code Base 2.0
def main():
    # Print in different colors
    console.print("Default text color")
    wait(1, SECONDS)
    console.set_print_color(RED)
    console.print("Red text")

# Start threads — Do not delete
start_thread(main)

Monitor#

monitor_sensor#

monitor_sensor adds a sensor value to be monitored in the Monitor tab of VEXcode.

Usage:
monitor_sensor(“sensor”)

Parameters

Description

sensor

Which sensor to monitor, given as a string:

  • Timer
    • timer.time
  • Drivetrain
    • drivetrain.get_heading
    • drivetrain.get_rotation
    • drivetrain.get_velocity
    • drivetrain.get_yaw
    • drivetrain.get_roll
    • drivetrain.get_pitch
    • drivetrain.get_crashed
    • drivetrain.is_stopped
  • Motor
    • motor.get_position
    • motor.get_velocity
    • motor.get_current
    • motor.is_stopped
    • motor.is_moving
  • Inertial
    • inertial.get_rotation
    • inertial.get_heading
    • inertial.get_yaw
    • inertial.get_roll
    • inertial.get_pitch
    • inertial.get_accelerationX
    • inertial.get_accelerationY
    • inertial.get_accelerationZ
  • Bumper
    • bumper.is_pressed
  • Eye
    • eye.get_color
    • eye.get_hue
    • eye.get_brightness
    • eye.is_object_detected
    • eye.is_color_detected

# Build Used: Super Code Base 2.0
def main():
    # Monitor the rotation in the Monitor tab
    monitor_sensor("drivetrain.get_rotation")
    drivetrain.turn_for(RIGHT, 450)


# Start threads — Do not delete
start_thread(main)

monitor_variable#

monitor_variable adds a predefined variable to be monitored in the Monitor tab of VEXcode.

Usage:
monitor_variable(“variable”)

Parameters

Description

variable

The name of the predefined variable to monitor, given as a string.

loops = 0

# Build Used: Super Code Base 2.0
def main():
    # Monitor the amount of loops
    global loops
    monitor_variable("loops")
    while loops < 12:
        drivetrain.turn_for(RIGHT, 90)
        drivetrain.drive_for(FORWARD, 150, MM)
        loops += 1


# Start threads — Do not delete
start_thread(main)