Vex CORTEX Quick Start Manual page 7

4. Diagnostics Information: refer to the following chart for Joystick and CORTEX light patterns and meanings.
Robot VEXnet
Blip
Fast
Fast
Slow
Solid
Slow
Robot VEXnet
[1]
(red)
(yellow)
(green)
Solid
Solid + 1 Blink
Fast
(red)
[3]
Note 1: Robot LED only works on Joystick when Linked Note 1: Robot LED only works on Joystick when Linked Note 1: Robot LED only works on Joystick when Linked
Note 2: Lowest CORTEX battery color latched at Joystick and CORTEX Note 2: Lowest CORTEX battery color latched at Joystick and CORTEX Note 2: Lowest CORTEX battery color latched at Joystick and CORTEX
Note 3: No Backup Battery only indicated if competition cable is connected. Note 3: No Backup Battery only indicated if competition cable is connected. Note 3: No Backup Battery only indicated if competition cable is connected.
Robot VEXnet
Note 4 : Game LED only used when the competition cable is connected. Note 4 : Game LED only used when the competition cable is connected. Note 4 : Game LED only used when the competition cable is connected.
Game LED only works on the Robot when Linked. Game LED only works on the Robot when Linked. Game LED only works on the Robot when Linked.
Robot, VEXnet, and Game LED's
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CORTEX Microcontroller and Joystick Quick Start Guide
Game
(yellow)
(yellow)
(green)
(yellow)
(green)
(red)
Game
Game
[4]
Off
Solid
(green)
Fast
(green)
Fast
(yellow)
Joystick
(red)
(yellow)
(green)
Fast
Solid
Note 5 : Joystick LED only on Joystick. Note 5 : Joystick LED only on Joystick.
Startup - looking for USB device
Linking - Searching for VEXnet mate
Linked
Linked - Data quality reduced
Tethered
Fault: Lost Link - Searching for VEXnet mate
Main Battery = Dead (<5.5v) or CORTEX Off
Main Battery = Low (<6.5v)
Main Battery = Good
All Good: Both Joysticks connected
All Good: Tx1 Joystick connected
Fault: Low Backup Battery (0v-8v)
No Competition connection
Driver
Autonomous
Disabled
[5]
Joystick Battery = Dead (<5.5v)
Joystick Battery = Low (<6.5v)
Joystick Battery = Good
Two Joysticks in use
One Joystick in use
[2]
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