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1. From your friends at TTS GROUP USER GUIDE Revision 02 Pro Bot User Guide Revision 02 Please Read All Instructions Carefully Before Using A WARNING CHOKING HAZARD Small parts Not for Children under 3 years Contents k Battery pte Canons ennan E E 2 2 Care amp maintenance of Pro Bot sessssseeeeesesssssssssssssssereees 2 J Batey EUe E N S oniar a a E naurdinten 3 4 Installing batteries in Pro Bot eeeessseeseserrrsrrssssrererrressss 3 5 Know your Pro BOR eiaa A 4 6 Basic movements your first program eeeesessseerrrrrerereeeeeee 5 k Edino your pro rata hsiie sical a A E entbonal apea 6 O REDEACLO ODS e EEE EA 7 9 Different step lengths and angles sncexsscsattasuessstesiaadadeienetact 1 TO Usine thie Pet MCC a ANISM aesa ensett eaten ete 8 11 Procedures what is a procedure soctus stata ccioersusstadieaenloss 9 12 Procedures using procedures esssssssessesrrssssssseereeees 10 13 Procedures defining and editing eeeeseeeeeeerrrerreeees 10 A Mena SYS e i A S 11 Loe Special Commands Mien ieie A E 12 LOr USO SENSO acyeereercney oer tre E E 13 VBa esise SENSOLS eeii E 14 los Connec intoa PE aare E a 15 TO Supporte W Arran a E nha ei eeanates 15 j Pro Bot User Guide Revision 02 Battery precautions Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended are to be used Do not mix different types of battery or new and used batteries Replace batte2. be aN developed using only the four arrow keys 4 Surprisingly complex and extended sequences can be created without requiring Clear Pause any other keys Without using the numeric keypad a DH or will travel one step 25 cm the and commands will rotate 90 To see these commands in action simply press the arrow keys you want in the order you want them to be executed For instance to draw a square with 25 cm sides simply press SL P A r Pai EEE a AN VAVAU AE E You will notice that when you press the arrow keys the short form of the equivalent Logo command will be displayed in the LCD screen on the right of the Pro Bot Each separate command will go onto a different line The Square program we have written will look like this Pro Bot User Guide Revision 02 When you have finished typing in your program press the 0 7 key to start the Pro Bot on its way TIP Ifyou want to stop the Pro Bot when it is going press the Rey again Now you ve written your first program that wasn t so hard was it 7 Editing your program One of the great strengths of the Pro Bot is its ability to edit the programs using the on board display Use the scroll keys above the display to move the cursor up and down the list of commands To delete a command press the key To insert a command in between two commands move the cursor onto the command you want to insert after then type the new comm
3. pressure onto the writing surface Ensure the surface below is capable of taking a dry wipe pen without damage When you have finished drawing twist the levers anti clockwise to lift the pen off the surface There is no need to take the pen out every time TIP I zs easiest to fit the pen in correctly when the mechanism is in the Up position Twist the levers anti clockwise and ensure that the top of the mechanism is proud of Pro Bot s top surface D 34 35 36 I 38 39 AQ Pro Bot User Guide Revision 02 11 Procedures what is a procedure Logo is a procedural language This means that the main program can call other secondary programs procedures that each perform a specific function For instance one procedure could trace out a leaf another could trace out a petal and a third could draw a stem The main program could use all these three procedures to draw a complete flower Pro Bot of course can do exactly this In fact different groups of students could write the different procedures and the main program then put them all together and see how well it works Pro Bot has several different types of procedure They are numbered from 1 to 39 Procedure numbers 1 to 32 are fully definable by you but numbers 33 to 40 are reserved for special functions Also the main program itself is just another procedure number 0 The other special procedures are also shown differently in the di
4. year e There is an audible and visible warning on the Pro Bot display when a battery needs changing 4 Installing batteries in Pro Bot e Ensure the power slide switch is set to OFF e Use a small coin to loosen screw on battery compartment e Insert three new batteries with and gt signs as shown in the pictures below You must ensure correct polarity e Ensure all three batteries are of same type e Close the battery compartment door and tighten the screw e Dispose of exhausted batteries in designated collection areas following the laws of your country Pro Bot User Guide Revision 02 Use a cross head screwdriver to remove backup battery cover Remove an exhausted battery by moving spring clip sideways Insert the battery with the ve sign uppermost Close the cover and tighten the screw 5 Know your Pro Bot Arrow keys Pen holder sensor Front touch sensor LCD Panel K Nex mounting Menu key hole Scroll keys Power On Off Sound sensor Sound On Off Steh switch USB j cede Backup battery cover Fi Trailer fitment positions Speaker Main drive wheels Main battery cover Pro Bot User Guide Revision 02 6 Basic movements your first program In a programming language such as Logo a program is a sequence of commands that are executed in the order specified With aS KP the Pro Bot like the multi award winnin A Go e i Bee Bot a simple program can
5. Pro Bot 14 Pro Bot User Guide Revision 02 18 Connecting to a PC Only use the special USB cable provided with your copy of Probotix software available separately to connect Pro Bot to the PC Follow the instructions with Probotix to install the PC software The upload download process is managed completely from the PC and all that needs to be done on the Pro Bot is to ensure that it is switched on 19 Support amp Warranty This product is provided with a one year warranty for problems found during normal usage Mistreating the Pro Bot or opening the unit will invalidate this warranty All out of warranty repairs will be subject to a replacement fee Please visit www pro bot co uk for hints and tips and latest product information Email techsupport pro bot co uk for technical support TTS Group Ltd Nunn Brook Road Huthwaite Nottinghamshire UK NG17 2HU Freephone 0800 318686 Freefax 0800 137525 15
6. and 2 TIP To insert in front of your first command you will have to move the cursor right to the top of the display above the first command When you start using more complex command sequences you ear will find that simply pressing will only delete the last key pressed on each line To delete a whole line that comprises many characters or even the whole program hold the key down for 3 seconds The Pro Bot will show a dialog box on the display where you can choose whether to clear just the main program any of the individual procedures or the complete program Pro Bot will request additional confirmation before clearing the whole program Pro Bot User Guide Revision 02 8 Repeat loops Clearly typing those 8 commands in to draw a squate is very inefficient use of time and can be confusing to students What we actually want the Pro Bot to do is draw one side of the square then turn 90 and do that four times Of course Pro Bot can do that for you Just tell it to repeat the two commands four times Use the key to start this then a number specifying how many repeats are required then your command list and finally the 1 key to finish the sequence Pro Bot will repeat all commands between these two keys as many times as you specify For instance to draw a 25cm square press the following keys fer hk DI Notice that Pro Bot changes the order slightly on the display This is to conform better to
7. ensors on off Enable all sensors gt Clear o Clr Main Clears Main procedure only o Clr Proc Clears specified procedure o Clr All Clears the whole program Pro Bot User Guide Revision 02 15 Special commands menu There is a short cut way of getting to the special commands section From the normal editing window press and hold for 1 2 seconds This will get you directly to the special commands section of the menu system and allow you to quickly enter the command you want For example to insert the command Lights On at the current location press and hold move the highlight to the lt Lights On gt menu item Menu then press again The Special Commands eg Light On and Light Off will form part of the program sequence When these commands are run the headlights will be switched on or off as required Note if these commands are used the flashing after each command setting will be inverted So if the lights are on then they will flash to off briefly then back on again after each command The Special Command Sound nn will play the sound defined by the number when the command is run Note this will play regardless of the setting of Beep after command and will be played instead of the normal Beep for this command The Special Commands Pen Up Pu and Pen Down Pd will not cause any action on the Pro Bot However these are valid commands that will be downloaded from the Probotix PC simulator a
8. nd are capable of being uploaded and inserted on the Pro Bot although they have no effect 12 Pro Bot User Guide Revision 02 16 13 Using sensors Pro Bot has four built in sensors that can be used to control your program Before you can use sensors in your program you must enable them by selecting sensors from the Menu system The front and rear touch sensors will run procedures 33 and 34 when Pro Bot hits an obstacle in front of it or behind it These sensors are quite sensitive and only a small force is required to activate them The light sensor mounted on the front of Pro Bot is sensitive to changes in the light level in the room When the light level goes from light to dark procedure 35 will be run When the light level goes from dark to light procedure 36 will be run The threshold for the light to dark transition is about 50 Lux From dark to light the transition is about 350 Lux You could for example make Pro Bot pass through a tunnel Example 1 When it gets into the tunnel the light sensor will notice that it is dark and so will run procedure 35 If you had programmed procedure 35 to switch the headlights on and 36 to switch the headlights off then the headlights will turn on as Pro Bot enters the tunnel and switch off again when it exits the tunnel The sound sensor mounted underneath is sensitive to short sharp sounds such as a hand clap or snapping fingers However it is only enabled during periods
9. of inactivity of Pro Bot so that the sounds of the motors do not accidentally trigger the sensor When the sound is detected over approximately 35dB procedure 37 is run Pro Bot User Guide Revision 02 17 Examples using sensors Example 1 Turning lights on when going through a tunnel e Press followed by New Procedure Select Procedure 35 Light to Dark 35 DARK e Hold down the button for 3 seconds to access the special commands menu Select Light On Menu Press l again Select procedure 36 Dark to Light 36 LIGHT Again hold down the button for 3 seconds to access the special commands e Select Light Off Menu e Press to return to the main screen e At the main screen program Pro Bot to move forward by t pressing the forward arrow several times Go e Press to activate Pro Bot Example 2 Reversing when front touch sensor is pressed e Press followed by New Procedure e Select Procedure 33 Front touch sensor 33 FRONT 4 e Press the backwards arrow key Pro Bot to reverse to program e Press the left arrow key to insert a turn by doing this Pro Bot will continue reversing and turning until there are no obstacles in front of it Menu to return to the main screen e Press the forward key L and enter a large number such as 300 This will ensure that Pro Bot hits an object in the room before the program ends e Press Go e Press to activate
10. r of the procedure you want to edit then press Edit the commands in the list as Menu normal and press editing once more to complete the procedure Pro Bot allows you to run any procedure from within any other procedure even ones that haven t any commands in yet If you run procedures that call each other you may get Go into an endless loop Don t worry just press the key to stop the program running 10 Pro Bot User Guide Revision 02 14 Menu system 11 Using the menu key gives you access to a number of other functions within Pro Bot Special commands can be added to your program different configuration options can be selected and procedures can be managed The Menu system is entered by pressing the key above the display You are then given a list of menu selections The first in the list is always lt Back gt which allows you to go back one level Use the up and down scroll keys to move the __ highlight to the menu item you want to select then press again to select that item The Menu system is structured as follows gt Back Goes back one level gt New Proc O lt Select gt Edit procedure with empty program gt Edt Proc Oo lt Select gt Edit procedure with existing program gt Config Oo Units Cm Units are in Cm Pro Bot Units are in Pro Bot lengths o End of Cmd Beep on off Enable beep after commands Pause on off Enable pause after commands gt Sensors o S
11. ries when function becomes impaired Remove exhausted batteries from your Pro Bot Batteries are to be inserted with correct polarity Do not short circuit the battery terminals Always dispose of old batteries safely Do not mix rechargeable and non rechargeable batteries Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from your Pro Bot before charging Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged by an adult Do not attempt to recharge non rechargeable batteries Care amp maintenance of Pro Bot Remove batteries from Pro Bot when not in use for a long period of time Wipe the Pro Bot gently with a clean damp cloth Keep the Pro Bot away from direct sunlight and heat Do not allow the Pro Bot to come into contact with water or other liquids If painting or gluing on the additional shells ensure the shells are dry before clipping to your Pro Bot Please retain the information in this User Guide for future reference In the event of an electrostatic discharge your Pro Bot may malfunction or lose memory In this case insert a paper clip or similar into the reset hole to reset it Pro Bot User Guide Revision 02 3 Battery requirements e 3of 1 5V AA Alkaline batteries not included e Rechargeable batteries can also be used NiMH Nickel Metal Hydride is recommended e Do not mix rechargeable and non rechargeable batteries e Use a C2032 battery supplied for back up This will need changing approximately once per
12. splay and are Run when the front touch sensor is triggered FRONT Run when the rear touch sensor is triggered REAR Run when the light sensor goes from light to dark DARK Run when the light sensor goes from dark to light LIGHT Run when the sound sensor is triggered SOUND Draws a hexagon not changeable HEXGN Draws a diamond not changeable DIAMND Draws eight diamonds by using procedure 39 FLOWER eight times not changeable Pro Bot User Guide Revision 02 12 Procedures using procedures To use an existing procedure in your program press the P key followed by the number of the procedure you want to run For example to run the hexagon procedure you would use Pree 3 8 13 Procedures defining and editing To create a new procedure press the key then scroll Menu down to the lt New Proc gt menu entry and press again You ate then presented with a list of procedures from Procl to Proc32 and the sensor procedures Scroll down to the Menu number you want to use then press again to select it The top line of the display changes to the number of the procedure chosen for example Proc 3 You can then enter commands as normal When you have finished entering commands for the procedure press the key again Menu and Menu To edit a procedure you have already written press scroll down to the lt Edt Proc gt menu entry and press again Scroll down to the numbe
13. the Logo language specification whilst minimising the number of keys that need to be pressed With only five key presses we have made a much simpler program that can easily be modified to create other regular shapes If the number after the Fel key is omitted the loop will be executed 255 times If the Wi is omitted all the commands up until the end of the program will be repeated the specified number of times 9 Different step lengths and angles Pro Bot is not limited to 25cm steps and 90 turns To go different distances and angles simply use the same commands you are used to but add the number of cm or degrees afterwards For instance to move 37cm forward press OS 7 To turn Pro Bot left by 30 press 3 0 Pro Bot User Guide Revision 02 Using the number keys and the repeat loops we can make Pro Bot trace out more complex polygons using the same program structure as before but with changed numbers For instance Triangle mt i 3 1 2 10 1 Pentagon fer 5 O M7 2 1 Hexagon mi 6 610 1 Octagon etl 8 he 5 U1 2 TIP To work out how many degrees to turn divide 360 by the 10 number of sides in the polygon So a nine sided nonagon would need to turn by 360 9 40 at each step Using the pen mechanism With the pen mechanism you can bring these shapes to life Insert a standard dry wipe marker into the pen receptor then twist the levers clockwise to place the pen under slight
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