Magnet#

Introduction#

The VEX GO Electromagnet lets your robot interact with magnetic objects by picking them up and releasing them.

For the examples below, the configured electromagnet will be named magnet. This name is used in all subsequent examples throughout this API documentation when referring to Magnet class methods.

Below is a list of all methods:

Actions — Enable or disable the electromagnet.

  • energize — sets the state of the electromagnet to either pick up or drop objects.

Actions#

energize#

energize sets the state of the electromagnet to either pick up or drop objects.

Usage:
magnet.energize(action)

Parameters

Description

action

The state of the electromagnet to set:

  • BOOST — Enables the magnet to pick up objects.
  • DROP — Disables picking up objects and drops any held objects.

# Build Used: Super Code Base 2.0
def main():
    # Drop an attached Disk
    drivetrain.drive_for(FORWARD, 200, MM)
    magnet.energize(DROP)
    drivetrain.drive_for(REVERSE, 200, MM)

# Start threads — Do not delete
start_thread(main)