This library provides blocks to control the Gigglebot, its motors, neopixels, sensors and servos. For more information: https://www.gigglebot.io/pages/program-the-gigglebot-robot
To display a big red smile:
lights.smileShow(NeoPixelColors.Red)
Because everyone loves rainbows, the Gigglebot can smile at you in rainbow colors. It's so happy it's giggling in colors!
lights.smileRainbow()
You can cycle through the colors of the rainbow if you want a dazzling smile! This block will cycle through the colors three times.
lights.smileCycleRainbow(3)
You can control how the colors get cycled through, how long each color gets displayed, and how long the whole cycle lasts.
lights.smileCycleRainbowTime(100, 3000)
You can use the smile to display a value visually. For example, the Gigglebot can give you an idea of how far it is from an object. The below code will show a full smile if there is no obstacle within a meter. Then leds will turn off one by one as the Gigglebot gets closer to the obstacle.
basic.forever(() => {
lights.smileShowGraph(gigglebot.distanceSensorReadRangeContinuous(), 1000)
})
You can choose to change the eye colors to your heart content by using the Neopixels blocks. This variable block will allow you to decide which eye. This will turn both eyes to green.
lights.whichEye(gigglebotWhichEye.Both).showColor(neopixel.colors(NeoPixelColors.Green))
You can use the Neopixel blocks to control the smile. The following code would turn the lights off.
lights.smile().clear()
This is a quick and rewarding project! You can control your Gigglebot by using a second microbit. You will need to have :
- You will need a microbit in your hand, or on your head that we will call the microbit-controller.
- You will need a microbit on the Gigglebot that will obey the microbit-controller.
- The microbit-controller needs its own code to send radio messages to the gigglebot-microbit. The microbit-controller is unable to control the Gigglebot directly.
- The gigglebot-microbit receives radio messages and translates them into gigglebot commands.
Use a second micro:bit as a remote control for your Gigglebot. Moving the remote hand-held microbit will control the Gigglebot. On this micro:bit, put the following code: (note that the group number must be the same between remote and GiggleBot, and each pair must have a unique number)
remote.setGroup(1)
basic.forever(function () {
remote.remoteControl()
})
On the gigglebot's micro:bit, put this code: (note that the group number must be the same between remote and GiggleBot, and each pair must have a unique number)
remote.setGroup(1)
remote.onRemoteControl(function () {
remote.remoteControlAction()
})
- for PXT/microbit
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