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Daisychaining Multiple EV3s

You can create up to four linked EV3s (a “Master” and three layers of “Slaves”). Refer tutorial attached for instructions. To access sensor values on a sensor connected to a Slave, you need to use the “Sensor Port” constant.  It is not possible to do this by simply “right-click > create constant” on the Read […]

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Motor Speed via Motor Rotation

Drive the speed of one motor by the amount of rotation of a second. This (version 1) directly inputs the value of the B motor into the power of the A motor.  The “reset rotation” at the beginning of the code, before the start of the While Loop, just ensures when the program starts it […]

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Motor Speed via Light Sensor

How to control the speed of a motor based on the value read on the light sensor.  This (Version 1) reads the ambient light in the room and drives the power of the motor. It happens continuously and instantly.  Covering up the light sensor (making it “go to zero”) will stop the motor; putting the […]

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Motor Direction via Touch Sensor

 Change the motor direction via the Touch Sensor.  That is: every time you press the touch sensor, it changes the motor direction.  This (version 1) runs the motor until the Touch Sensor is pressed.  Then stops the motor.  This (version 2) runs the motor forward, waits for touch, then backward, waits for touch.  If you […]

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