[miketwalker]

I have to back Adam's point, if you got a chance to come by 1902s pit this weekend you could have seen how beneficial those Vex bots with EasyC really can be. We used EasyC with 5 Vex robots (each simulating different sensors, one doing IR tracking, one ultrasonic, one camera, etc.) during build season to have a fully tested and functioning autonomous mode before ever being handed the FRC bot to work with, our success at regionals and on Galileo reflects how beneficial of a tool that was (unfortunately with the arm mechanical problems on Einstein we were unable to cap in autonomous physically but the autonomous itself still ran a perfect routine each time).

I would highly suggest looking into working with Vex, we ran a Vex bot with a camera wired into the controller doing purely autonomous camera chasing. We ran around the Galileo pits with it Saturday morning, we didn't need to use the Vex transmitter, no radios, no nothing. Just turn it on and it goes. You will also find that the Vex controller runs the same processor, works the same with inputs and outputs, and the code made in EasyC transfers into the IFI RC with little extra work (like I said, we had our autonomous done by week 3 then just calibrated it on the FRC bot when it was completed). Good luck with your project and if you run into any problems get in touch with us!