Robotics EV3 02

The name of the robots we are using now

• Lego Mindstorm NXT
• Lego Mindstorm EV3
• Lego Mindstorm 123
• Lego MIndstorm Gsota

The general term for any command or group of commands in a program. In the Lego mindstorms software, this is one or more blocks.

• Loop 
• Code 
• Color 
• Touch

Area for connecting sensors and/or motors to the EV3. Sensor ports are numbered 1-4 while motor ports are Lettered A-D.

• Ports

• Touch

• Code

• Color

A programming command that allows a computer to choose between two sequences of code based on a conditional statement (e.g. Color = BLUE).

• Sensor 
• Block
• Switch
• Touch

Online, or web2.0 tool used for programming an EV3 robot.

• Touch Sensor

• makecode.mindstorms.com

• Lego Mindstorm EV3 Project

• Sensor

A block is the basic unit of programming in makecode.mindstorms.com (EV3 programming software). Blocks perform their operations in sequential order as they are placed in the program.

• Loop

• Code

• Block

• Touch

are used to connect motors to EV3 brick

• Switch

• Ports 1-4

• Ports

• Ports A-D

The electronic component that controls the operation of the robot by the following instructions contained in the stored program.

• EV3 Brick
• Ports
• Block
• Sensor

A diagram which uses a set of standard symbols to represent the sequence of operations of a computer program.

• Ports A-D
• Ports
• Ports 1-4
• Program Flowchart

An EV3 sensor that detects physical contact and reports back to the brick whether its contact area is pushed or not.

• Touch Sensor

• Touch

• Comment

• Sensor