PICOBOTZ
PICOBOTZ
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program.
Select the File|New menu command to clear any program that's in the PC's editor.
Click the Beep button to select the Beeps Programming page:
Click several of the Beep buttons to add Beep instructions to the program. Your program will look
something like this:
Click the Run button; the editor will ask you "The file has been modified. Download to Picbotz?".
Click Yes.
The program in the Picobotz will start to run. The robot will play the sounds you selected.
Switch the robot off make sure the cable is plugged-in and switch the robot on again. You are
ready for Activity 4.
Activity 4: Following a Line
In this Activity, you will learn how to program the robot to follow a line.
Click the Measure button
to display the Measure dialog:
Watch the Line Chart. (Don't touch any of the controls at the moment.) Place the robot so that the
line sensor is near a black line. Move the robot so that the sensor is near to or away from the line.
The line drawn on the Line Chart should move as the robot is moved. If neccessary, adjust the
Line Follower potentiometer inside the robot until the line drawn on the Line Chart is near the
centre when the robot's sensor is away from the line.
