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Smart Radio User Guide
vexiq.com
Copyright 2016, VEX Robotics Inc.
2016-08-26
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The Smart Radio expands the potential of the VEX IQ Robot Brain
and Controller for advanced users by enabling wireless
communication with smartphones, tablets and computers using
Bluetooth ® 4.0+ connections. This allows for wireless
programming of robots, interaction with robots using smartphones
or tablets running Bluetooth ® 4.0 or higher, and other advanced
features.
The Smart Radio can be used in place of the existing 900 MHz
Radio (228-2621) and 2.4 GHz Radio (228-3015) for wireless
communication between a Controller (228-2530) and Robot Brain (228-2540). The Smart Radio
enables the Robot Brain to connect to a Bluetooth ® 4.0 peripheral device, such as a smartphone,
tablet, or personal computer.
A paired Controller and Robot Brain must both use the same type of radio to communicate with each
other. If the Robot Brain is using a Smart Radio to enable wireless downloading from a tablet, its
associated Controller must also have a Smart Radio. For autonomous-only robots, a Controller is not
required.
