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| - Attach Pixy2 and plug into port 1 as shown. Note how Pixy2 is pointed down (It's going to be tracking lines on the ground!)\\ | - Attach Pixy2 and plug into port 1 as shown. Note how Pixy2 is pointed down (It's going to be tracking lines on the ground!)\\ | ||
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| + | - Here's what the finished robot should look like.\\ | ||
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| ==== Cables (IMPORTANT!) ==== | ==== Cables (IMPORTANT!) ==== | ||
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| - | - Browse to the location where you unzipped the "LEGO blocks and examples" file (which you can download [[https://pixycam.com/downloads-pixy2/|on this page]]), and then to the **examples** directory and select "line\_follow.ev3" and click on **Open**. | + | - Browse to the location where you unzipped the "LEGO blocks and examples" file (which you can download [[https://pixycam.com/downloads-pixy2/|on this page]]), and then to the **examples** directory and select "line\_follow.ev3" and click on **Open**. You should see a program that looks like this (below).\\ |
| - | - Click on the "track" tab. You should see a program that looks like this (below).\\ | + | {{wiki:v1:image_741.png}}\\ |
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| - Draw a smooth line on a large sheet of paper using a black marker. Taping several standard-sized pieces of paper together to create a larger sheet of paper is a good approach. You can make a circle, oval, figure-eight, or something more complex, but keeping it simple is good for the first test. | - Draw a smooth line on a large sheet of paper using a black marker. Taping several standard-sized pieces of paper together to create a larger sheet of paper is a good approach. You can make a circle, oval, figure-eight, or something more complex, but keeping it simple is good for the first test. | ||
| - Place your robot on the line that you've drawn and clicking on the play icon in the lower right corner of your EV3 software window.\\ | - Place your robot on the line that you've drawn and clicking on the play icon in the lower right corner of your EV3 software window.\\ | ||
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| - | ===== Making Turns ===== | + | ===== Making Turns at Intersections ===== |
| If your line drawing has an intersection, you can tell your robot always turn left or always turn right (for example) by "hard-coding" the Turn Angle. With the program stopped, try setting the Turn Angle to -90 degrees. | If your line drawing has an intersection, you can tell your robot always turn left or always turn right (for example) by "hard-coding" the Turn Angle. With the program stopped, try setting the Turn Angle to -90 degrees. | ||
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