# Controlling Your Bot

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### Turn on your hub

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Technic™ Hub" %}

<div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/XbGfRBNDWU5a2Czt5kbO" alt="" width="188"><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

Press the green button. Your hub will light up.

When finished, press the button again to turn your hub off.

<details>

<summary>Troubleshooting</summary>

### The hub won't light up.

Make sure you've installed **all six** AA batteries, and that they are fully charged and facing the right direction.

</details>
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="SPIKE™ Prime Hub" %}

<div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/W7M6S24q75gbIBVrTCZk" alt="" width="188"><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

Press and hold the large button until your hub lights up.

When finished, press the button to turn your hub off.

<details>

<summary>Troubleshooting</summary>

### The hub won't light up.

Make sure the battery is fully charged.

</details>
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Turn on your controller

Press and hold the Xbox button <img src="/files/NGLAC7VlpStOJOvIFpNE" alt="" data-size="line"> until it lights up. Release the button.

After a few seconds, the lights on your hub and controller will stop flashing and turn solid white. They are now connected.

<details>

<summary>Troubleshooting</summary>

### The controller won't turn on.

Make sure it has fresh batteries and that they're facing the correct direction.

### The controller won't connect.

Turn your hub and controller off. Now turn them both on again.

If they still won't connect, they might have lost their pairing. Follow the instructions in [First-Time Setup](/tutorial/controls/first-time-setup.md#pair-your-controller) to re-pair them. Ensure all other hubs and controllers in your space are turned off.

### The controller appears to connect, but after a moment it turns off and the hub starts flashing blue.

You have a bug in your custom control program which is causing the program to crash.

</details>
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Steer your bot

Use the left joystick <img src="/files/f2ld2RhcfbnOZal0xuj1" alt="" data-size="line"> to drive. Use the triggers <img src="/files/WVLSlxL498Ct3QvygFa7" alt="" data-size="line"> <img src="/files/8KtvJoq9kqwrBxlhbVzy" alt="" data-size="line"> to control your weapon.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}


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