Sensor Block Factory, How to Create a Sensor Block

THE SENSOR BLOCK FACTORY

2-1 The Sensor Block Factory

You can move to the Sensor Block Factory screen by clicking "Create sensor block" at the top of the Panel screen, or by clicking one of the blue squares on the Panel screen.

Name of Parts

The names of the aparts are shown below. The numbers correspond to the numbered explanations.

Help Screen

Sensor List

Cancel

THE SENSOR BLOCK FACTORY

How to Create a Sensor Block

On the Sensor Block Factory screen, select and click the desired sensor from the sensor list in the middle of the screen. If you then click the "Decide" Button at the top right of the screen, the Sensor block will be created on the Panel Screen.

Frequently-Used Sensors

NOthing Here

Right antenna

Left antenna

Both antenna

Infrared signal 1 (Guide to goal)

Infrared signal 2 (Guide to another robot)

The state in which no sensors are reacting is called the "Nothing Here" state. In this state, the "Nothing Here" block is triggered. Any command you want the robot to carry out all the time should be assigned to this sensor.

Note: This sensor should always be used in the last line of your program.

These sensors react when one or both of the antenna touch something. There is a sensor block for when the left antenna touches something, a sensor block for when the right antenna touches something, another for when both antennae touch something at the same time, and so on. The antennae made of plastic-covered wire can be bent into any shape, so you can bend them to the best shape for whatever you want the robot to detect.

Some of the sensor blocks use the infrared sensors, such as "Infrared signal 1 (Guide to goal)" and "infrared signal 2 (Guide to another robot)". The robot can pick up infrared signal within a range of about 90 degrees centered directly ahead.

Help

Block

1.OK:

Sends the created sensor block to the Panel screen.

2.Cancel:

Returns you to the Panel screen without creating a sensor block.

3.Sensor List:

List of the sensors that can be set.

4. Block

Displays the sensor selected from the sensor list.

5.Help:

Displays a help animation indicating the function of the sensor currently selected. To stop the animation, click the button again (the text on the button will change to "STOP").

6. Help screen:

Screen area where the help animation is displayed.

Area in which Robot can pick up infrared signals

(Maximum) area in which robot will react to infrared signals. The robot will react to any infrared signal-emitting device in this area.

Note: The greater the distance between the robot and the infrared signal-emitting device, the narrower the angle of the boundaries the area in which the robot can detect the signal.