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- Page 1 The Getting Started with Edison Guide by Microbric Pty Ltd is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Getting started with Edison V3 Document number: 3.2.2.31.1...
- Page 2 Welcome! ........................3 Let’s get started ...................... 3 Look at the Edison V3 box for instructions and a barcode to kickstart your first adventure........................ 3 Getting to know Edison ................... 3 Edison V3’s buttons .................... 3 Edison V3’s sensors and outputs................4 ......................
- Page 3 To power up Edison V3, press the triangle button. This action triggers a chirping sound, and the red LED lights will begin flashing. Look at the Edison V3 box for instructions and a barcode to kickstart your first adventure. Edison V3’s top has a key pad which includes three buttons. The shape of the buttons and the number of presses will determine Edison’s behavior.
- Page 4 Obstacle Detection: Edison V3 utilizes two infrared (IR) LEDs placed at its front left and right, along with an IR receiver module. This receiver not only detects obstacles but also functions as the core for IR data communications and remote-control reception.
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Page 5: Power Saving Mode
Removable skid Right wheel with wheel encoder Line tracking sensor Power saving mode Please note: Edison V3 will turn off automatically if not used after five minutes however you can also power EdCharger down by pressing and holding the charge contact square button for 3 seconds. - Page 6 EdCharger markings on its front. While charging, both LED lights on Edison V3 will flash simultaneously. Once the battery is fully charged, the lights will cease flashing and remain lit. Additionally, the EdCharger can serve as a storage unit for your Edison robots. It automatically oversees the charging process, ensuring Edison V3 is always prepared for action.
- Page 7 EdRemote and TV/DVD remote control barcodes –Program Edison to respond to a range of commands using an EdRemote or your TV or DVD remote. • Calibration barcodes – Used to perform specific maintenance on your Edison robot. Getting started with Edison V3...
- Page 8 Plug the Edison V3 robot’s USB cable in to the computer’s USB-A port. From the Edblocks app, press the ‘Program’ button (top right corner). A popup window will appear asking to connect to Edison V3. Select ‘Edison V3 – Paired’ and click ‘connect’.
- Page 9 Press the ‘Program’ button in the app (top right corner) and the screen flasher download box appears. Place your Edison V3 over the outline and press Edison V3’s round button one time, both LEDs will come on. Press ‘download program’ in the download box, and the program will start downloading to Edison V3.
- Page 10 Plug the Edison V3 robot’s USB cable in to the computer’s USB-A port. From the EdScratch app, press the ‘Program’ button (top right corner). A popup window will appear asking to connect to Edison V3. Select ‘Edison V3 – Paired’ and click ‘connect’.
- Page 11 EdScratch tutorial videos (set of 5) - https://meetedison.com/robot-programming- software/edscratch/#edscratch-tutorial-videos EdScratch is developed by Microbric Pty Ltd using open source software created and maintained by the Scratch Foundation. The Scratch Foundation does not sponsor, endorse, or authorize this content. See scratch.mit.edu for more information.
- Page 12 Teacher’s guide to EdPy student worksheets and lesson plans - https://meetedison.com/content/EdPy-teachers-guide-complete.pdf • Student worksheet set: 38 worksheets with 9 activity sheets - https://meetedison.com/content/EdPy-student-worksheets-complete.pdf • EdPy documentation help text offline guide - https://meetedison.com/content/EdPy-app-documentation-guide.pdf • EdPy tutorial videos (set of 10) - https://meetedison.com/robot-programming- software/edpy/#edpyvideoall Getting started with Edison V3...
- Page 13 To fix the problem, contact your network administrator and ask that them to unblock ports 80, 8080, 443 and 8443 and white list these addresses: • https://www.edscratchapp.com • https://www.edblocksapp.com • https://www.edpyapp.com • https://api.edisonrobotics.net • 52.8.213.196 • 13.210.175.93 • 52.52.42.133 Getting started with Edison V3...
- Page 14 Edison will be best able to detect obstacles which are opaque but not too dark (e.g. not black) and at least as tall as Edison. • Avoid running obstacle detection programs in very bright light, such as sunlight, as this can negatively affect the program. Getting started with Edison V3...
- Page 15 You can find more troubleshooting ideas on our website at https://meetedison.com/edison-robot-support/trouble-shooting/ or you can contact us for support at https://meetedison.com/edison-robot-support/contact-us/ Our team of friendly Technical Support Officers will do their best to help you out! Getting started with Edison V3...
- Page 16 Detecting obstacles: Choose obstacles that are opaque but not too dark (e.g. not black) and at least as tall as Edison. Driving straight: If Edison is not driving straight, try the drive calibration barcode here: https://meetedison.com/edison-robot- support/drive-calibration/ Document number: 3.2.2.10.3 Rev 3 Getting started with Edison V3...
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