Connecting A Gyro Sensor - Hexbug VEX IQ User Manual

Connecting a Gyro Sensor

Items you will need:
• Fully assembled VEX IQ Robot such as the Standard Drive Base, Autopilot Robot, Clawbot
or Clawbot with Sensors (See
installed in the Robot Brain
• VEX IQ Controller with Radio and Controller Battery Installed
• Gyro Sensor (228-3014)
The Gyro Sensor is a device that can detect how quickly an object is rotating. Gyro Sensors
are connected to the Robot Brain using Smart Cables. These cables come in assorted lengths
between 200mm and 600mm long. All sensors should be connected to the Robot Brain with
the power is OFF. Smart Cables can only be plugged in one
way; when fully inserted they lock into place.
The default Driver Control program on the Robot Brain
will automatically look for and find the four advanced VEX
IQ sensors (Touch LED, Distance Sensor, Color Sensor,
and Gyro Sensor) on any unused port. Connect the Gyro
Sensor to any unused Smart Port on the Robot Brain.
If there are multiple advanced sensors of the same type
plugged in (for example, two Gyro Sensors), the Driver
Control program will only respond to the sensor on the
lower port number. There are no restrictions to type or
quantity of sensor use when the Robot Brain is running a
custom user-created program.
The default action of the Gyro Sensor in the Driver Control program is to keep the robot
pointed in the same direction when not being driven by the Controller. If the Clawbot is pushed
or spun by anything other than being driven by the Controller, the Clawbot will use the Gyro
Sensor to measure how much it spun. The Clawbot will then automatically spin back to the
original direction it was pointing.
• Turn ON the Robot Brain and Controller.
• Select and run the Driver Control program.
• Using the Controller turn the Robot to a new direction. When you stop driving, the robot
will automatically turn back to the original direction.
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