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- Page 1 Your EdVenture into robotics Barcodes and Edison www.meetedison.com The Barcodes and Edison EdBook by Brenton O’Brien is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
EdBook 1 – Barcodes and Edison Rev 2.0 Contents Introduction .................... 3 Getting started ..................4 EdVenture 1 – Clap controlled driving ............ 6 EdVenture 2 – Avoid obstacles .............. 7 EdVenture 3 – Follow a torch ..............8 EdVenture 4 – Line tracking ..............9 EdVenture 5 –... -
Page 3: Introduction
Edison is your new robot buddy who will teach you about electronics, programming and robotics in a fun, hands-on way. Edison is equipped with all the sensors, outputs and motors needed to introduce you to the amazing world of robotics. -
Page 4: Getting Started
Clip the battery cover back on. Ensure the batteries are in the right way Turn Edison on by sliding the power switch to the ‘on’ position. Edison will make a chirping beep, and the robot’s red LED lights will start flashing when the robot is powered Push the switch towards the ‘on’... - Page 5 Get to know Edison To use your Edison, you’re going to need to know where all of the robot’s sensors are and what the three buttons do. Have a look at the images below. You may need to come back and have another look as you go through the EdVentures in this book.
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Page 6: Edventure 1 - Clap Controlled Driving
EdFact Sound sensors just like the one in your Edison are used in modern cars to detect when the engine fires each cylinder. This information is fed to the car’s computer to ensure that the firing is occurring at just the right time. -
Page 7: Edventure 2 - Avoid Obstacles
LED, then the obstacle is on the right. Is Edison not behaving? Does the robot bump into obstacles or turn when the object is still really far away? Go to page 15 to see how to calibrate the obstacle detection system. -
Page 8: Edventure 3 - Follow A Torch
Rev 2.0 EdVenture 3 – Follow a torch Edison loves light! When you run this program, the robot will drive towards the brightest light source … even if that means falling off the table. Look out, Edison! This barcode activates Edison’s ‘Follow a torch’ program. (In American English, a torch is known as a flashlight.) The program uses Edison’s light sensors and motors to make the... -
Page 9: Edventure 4 - Line Tracking
When Edison is off the line, it turns right to get on the line. But when Edison is on the line, it turns left to get off the line. This results in Edison ‘waddling’ on the edge of the line. - Page 10 EdBook 1 – Barcodes and Edison Rev 2.0 meetedison.com page 10...
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Page 11: Edventure 5 - Bounce In Borders
Make sure that the line tracking sensor is on white. Don’t place the sensor directly on the line. Then, press the play (triangle) button. Edison will drive forward until the line tracking sensor detects the line, then reverse back, turn, and continue driving. -
Page 12: Edventure 6 - Sumo Wrestle
‘looking’ for the opponent. If a robot detects an opponent, that Edison will charge forward at full speed until it detects the edge of the ring. The robot then reverses back victorious and continues to look for another opponent. -
Page 13: Edventure 7 - Remote Control Driving
Rev 2.0 EdVenture 7 – Remote control driving So you really want to control your Edison!? Here’s your chance to control Edison like a remote control car. And you can do it with your TV remote control! These barcodes allow Edison to learn commands from your TV or DVD remote control. - Page 14 Barcode – IR learn play tune What to do Teach Edison each barcode one by one. Use buttons on your remote control that align with the action Edison will perform. For example, use an ‘up’ arrow (like ‘volume up’) for ‘drive forward’. You...
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Page 15: Calibrate Obstacle Detection
It is possible to set the distance that obstacles are detected. To do this, scan the ‘calibrate obstacle detection’ barcode, place an obstacle in front of Edison at the distance you want Edison to detect obstacles, press the play button and then repeat steps 1 through 6 to set the sensitivity. -
Page 16: What's Next
EdBook 1 – Barcodes and Edison Rev 2.0 What’s next? Now that you’ve learned all about Edison’s abilities, sensors and controls, you are ready to move on to programming! Go to www.meetedison.com to see the different coding languages you can use with your Edison robot.
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