vexide Template

Ready-to-use template for developing VEX V5 robots in Rust.

Seasoned vexide user? Delete README.md and update Cargo.toml as needed.

Table of Contents

• vexide Template
  • Table of Contents
  • Using This Template
  • Getting Started (Windows)
  • Getting Started (macOS)
  • Getting Started (NixOS)
  • Getting Started (Debian/Ubuntu Linux)
  • Getting Started (Fedora Linux)
  • Learn
  • Development
    • Compiling and uploading to a VEX V5 robot
    • Viewing program output

Using This Template

To start a project using this template, click the "Use this template" button in the upper right corner of the GitHub repository. Choose an appropriate name and clone the new repository using Git. Finally, update the package name in Cargo.toml:

[package]
name = "my-vex-robot"
version = "0.1.0"
edition = "2021"

You can also configure your program slot and upload behavior in Cargo.toml:

[package.metadata.v5]
slot = 1
icon = "cool-x"
compress = true

See our Building & Uploading tutorial for more information.

Getting Started (Windows)

Follow the instructions here to install rustup.

Run the following commands in Powershell to set up your PC for development on Windows.

• Switch to the nightly rust toolchain and add the rust-src component:

  rustup default nightly
  rustup component add rust-src

• Install cargo-v5:

  cargo install cargo-v5

Getting Started (macOS)

Follow the instructions here to install rustup on your Mac.

Run the following commands in a terminal window to setup development with vexide.

• Open a terminal and configure rustup to build for the V5's platform target:

• Switch to the nightly rust toolchain and add the rust-src component:

  rustup default nightly
  rustup component add rust-src

• Install cargo-v5:

  cargo install cargo-v5

Getting Started (NixOS)

The Nix flake includes a devshell with every tool you need for building and uploading vexide projects.

There is a .envrc file for Nix + Direnv users.

Getting Started (Debian/Ubuntu Linux)

Follow the instructions here to install rustup. You may also prefer to install it from your system package manager or by other means. Instructions on that can be found here.

Run the following terminal commands to set up development on Debian or Ubuntu.

• Switch to the nightly rust toolchain and add the rust-src component:

  rustup default nightly
  rustup component add rust-src

• Install cargo-v5:

  cargo install cargo-v5

Getting Started (Fedora Linux)

Run the following terminal commands to set up your PC for development on Fedora.

• Install Rust:

  sudo dnf install rustup
  rustup-init -y --default-toolchain nightly

• Close and reopen the terminal, and finish installing vexide:

  rustup component add rust-src
  cargo install cargo-v5

Learn

Check out the documentation on the official vexide website for walkthrough-style guides and other helpful learning resources!

An API reference is also provided by docs.rs.

Development

Compiling and uploading to a VEX V5 robot

Use the cargo-v5 terminal utility to build and upload this vexide project.

cargo v5 build

Use a USB cable to connect to your robot brain or to your controller before using the upload subcommand to build and upload the project. Make sure to specify a program slot.

cargo v5 upload

Viewing program output

You can view panic messages and calls to println!() using the terminal. Use a USB cable to connect to your robot brain or controller, then start the terminal:

cargo v5 terminal