The block initializes the Expansion Board of Quarky for use. Without initialization, the board will not respond to any other blocks.
Robotics and Coding for kids Level 1
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- Introduction to PictoBlox20
- 1.0Introduction to Coding1 Minute
- 1.1Introduction to Pictoblox4 Minutes
- 1.2PictoBlox Extensions1 Hour
- 1.3Motion20 Minutes
- 1.4Motion Extension Examples15 Minutes
- 1.5Looks
- 1.6Looks Extension Examples
- 1.7Sound
- 1.9Control
- 1.10Control Extension Examples
- 1.11Events blocks20 Minutes
- 1.13Sensing
- 1.14Sensing Extension Examples
- 1.15Operators
- 1.16Operators Extension Examples
- 1.17Variables20 Minutes
- 1.18Variables Extension Examples
- 1.19My Blocks
- 1.21Practical Activity 2: Maze Game
- 1.22Strat Live Quiz20 Minutes10 Questions
- Getting Started with Quarky18
- 2.0Introduction
- 2.1Assembling Battery to Quarky
- 2.5Checking and Updating Quarky Firmware for PictoBlox
- 2.6Quarky (Main)
- 2.7Display (Quarky)
- 2.8Robot (Quarky)
- 2.9Sensors (Quarky)
- 2.10Speaker (Quarky)20 Minutes
- 2.11Quarky Ultimate Robots20 Minutes
- 2.12Quarky Expansion Board20 Minutes
- 2.13Mars Rover20 Minutes
- 2.14Humanoid (Quarky)20 Minutes
- 2.15Quadruped (Quarky)20 Minutes
- 2.16loT House (Quarky)20 Minutes
- 2.17Quarky Mecanum20 Minutes
- 2.18Quarky Robotic Arm20 Minutes
- 2.19Dabble20 Minutes
- 2.20Start Live Quiz3 Minutes10 Questions
- Artificial Intelligence27
- 2.0Face Detection20 Minutes
- 2.1Face Detection Example
- 2.2Object Detection
- 2.3Object Detection Exanple
- 2.4Human Body Detection20 Minutes
- 2.5Human Body Detection Example20 Minutes
- 2.6Computer Vision20 Minutes
- 2.7Computer Vision Example
- 2.8Open CV10 Minutes0 Questions
- 2.9Open CV Example
- 2.10Text Recognition
- 2.11Text Recognition Example
- 2.12Speech Recognition
- 2.13Speech Recognition Example
- 2.14ChatGPT20 Minutes
- 2.15ChatGPT Example20 Minutes
- 2.16Natural Language Processing
- 2.17Natural Language Processing Example
- 2.18Recognition Cards
- 2.19Recognition Cards Example
- 2.20Text to Speech
- 2.21Text to Speech Example
- 2.22Translate
- 2.23Translate Example
- 2.24Translate Eample
- 2.25Start Live Quiz10 Minutes3 Questions
- 2.26Start a Quiz10 Minutes10 Questions
- Introduction to Python0
- Introduction To Design Think2
Quarky Expansion Board
Introduction
PictoBlox Blocks
The block sets the servo motor connected to the specified servo pin of the Quarky Expansion board to the specified angle. The expansion board can control 8 servos at a time.
The block sets the analog state of the specified pin to the specified value between 0 to 255.
The block sets the specified motor of the Quarky Expansion board to the specified direction (“FORWARD” or “BACKWARD”) and specified speed.
The block sets the specified motor of the Quarky Expansion board to the specified direction (“FORWARD” or “BACKWARD”) and specified speed for the specified time. After that, the robot turns OFF.
The block stops the specified motor of the Quarky.
The block reverses the forward direction of the specified motor of the Quarky Expansion Board.
Block Coding Examples
Python Functions
The function initializes the Expansion Board of Quarky for use. Without initialization, the board will not respond to any other functions.
Syntax: initexpansion()
The function sets the servo motor connected to the specified servo pin of the Quarky Expansion board to the specified angle. The expansion board can control up to 8 servos simultaneously.
Syntax: moveservo(servo port = 1, angle = 40)
The function moves all the servo motors connected to the Quarky Expansion board servo ports 1 through 8.
Syntax: moveall(angle 1 = 90, angle 2 = 90, angle 3 = 90, angle 4 = 90, angle 5 = 90, angle 6 = 90, angle 7 = 90, angle 8 = 90, time = 1000)
The function sets the analog state of the specified pin to the specified value between 0 to 255.
Syntax: setanalogoutput(servo port = 1, PWM = 50)
The function sets the specified motor of the Quarky Expansion board to the specified direction (“FORWARD” or “BACKWARD”) and specified speed.
Syntax: runmotor(motor port = 1, direction = “FORWARD”, speed = 100)
The function stops the specified motor of the Quarky Expansion Board.
Syntax: stopmotor(motor port = 1)
The function reverses the forward direction of the specified motor of the Quarky Expansion Board.
Syntax: reversemotordirection(motor port = 1)