Lesson 1 Worksheet 1.4 – Downloading a test program
Open the test program. File name: Test Program.edw (Windows location: C:\Program Files\EdWare\My Programs)
Test program
This is what a program looks like. Edison looks at each icon one at a time and does what the icon says. The arrows show the direction that Edison reads the icons. In this program there is a loop, so the program loops around forever or until the batteries go flat.
To download the test program connect the EdComm cable to the headphone socket on the computer or tablet and turn up the volume to full. Plug the other end of the EdComm cable into Edison as shown.
To download the test program follow these steps:
- Press Edison’s record (round) button once
- In EdWare press the ‘Program Edison’ button and then ‘Start Download’
- Press Edison’s play (triangle) button to start the program
What did the robot do when you pressed the play button?
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Can you relate these actions to the icons in the program? Please describe your thoughts.
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How did the program get from the computer to the robot?
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