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Understanding the sample software
The sample software supplied with the robot instructs the robot to locate objects and sort them based on
colour. This is only a simple demonstration program but it contains sample code for all the motors and
sensors. The sample code has been written using the Arduino programming environment, as this is easier for
beginners.
You will see several tabs at the top, these tabs help organise the program making it easier to use. The first
tab shows you the main program. You can edit the program here.
The second tab defines the robots IO pins. The Atmega1280 has 70 IO pins of which more than 40 are used
for sensors and motor control. If you add additional circuitry then you can define the new IO pins here. The
contents of this tab are like a map of the robot.
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