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Describes the target audience and suitability for different age groups.
Explains how the activities build upon each other and should be completed.
Provides crucial safety precautions for mechanical and electrical aspects.
Instructions for attaching sensors, DC motors, and servo motors to the controller.
Steps for USB communication, program transfer, and battery connection.
Steps to add the necessary PULSE library to the Arduino IDE for functionality.
Method for adding the PULSE library by importing a .zip file into the IDE.
Overview of the TETRIX Ardublockly interface, including tool palette, programming space, and buttons.
Introduces basic control blocks for initializing, ending, and managing program flow.
Details blocks for controlling motors, servos, and reading sensor data.
Explains the fundamental rules and concepts of creating a program sketch.
Introduces the activity, lists parts, and guides opening the sketch.
Covers prerequisites, code upload, execution, and parameter experimentation.
Suggests extensions, links to real-world applications, careers, STEM, and code translation.
Introduces motor movement, lists parts, and guides opening the sketch.
Covers sketch purpose, code upload, execution, and motor power adjustment.
Suggests extensions, links to real-world uses, careers, STEM, and code translation.
Introduces servo movement, lists parts, and guides opening the sketch.
Covers servo operation, code upload, execution, and speed/position control.
Suggests extensions, links to real-world uses, careers, STEM, and code translation.
Introduces the sensor, lists parts, and guides opening the sketch.
Covers sensor logic, code upload, execution, and "if-else" statements.
Suggests extensions, links to real-world uses, careers, STEM, and code translation.
Introduces the sensor, lists parts, and guides opening the sketch.
Covers sensor operation, code upload, execution, and distance-based logic.
Suggests extensions, links to real-world uses, careers, STEM, and code translation.
Introduces the main robot build and its expected time and context.
Lists and categorizes the TETRIX PRIME hardware components.
Details the process of assembling a standard servo motor.
Explains the proper use of set screws in assembly.
Provides instructions for assembling the gripper mechanism.
Offers general advice and techniques for building with TETRIX components.
Introduces the main robot build, the PULSE Codee Bot, and its purpose.
Details the parts and initial assembly steps for the Codee Bot chassis.
Covers subsequent assembly steps for adding wheels and sensors.
Introduces forward movement, lists parts, and guides opening the sketch.
Covers code upload, execution, new blocks, and suggested extensions.
Links robot movement to trains, lists careers, STEM, and shows code.
Introduces making turns and guides opening the circular movement sketch.
Covers code upload, execution, analysis of motor speeds, and suggested path variations.
Links circular motion to sprinklers, lists careers, STEM, and shows code.
Introduces 90-degree turns and guides opening the square path sketch.
Covers code upload, execution, dead reckoning, and a detailed program block breakdown.
Suggests complex paths, links to warehouses, lists careers, STEM, and shows code.
Introduces a more efficient coding method for the square path.
Covers code upload, execution, the "repeat-do" block, and suggested variations.
Links repeated processes to manufacturing, lists careers, STEM, and shows code.
Introduces stopping at a line using the Line Finder Sensor.
Covers code upload, execution, sensor logic, "if-else", "while()" loops, and suggested behaviors.
Links line following to self-driving cars, lists careers, STEM, and shows code.
Introduces line following behavior using the Line Finder Sensor.
Covers code upload, execution, motor/LED control, and suggested speed/direction changes.
Links line following to children's rides, lists careers, STEM, and shows code.
Introduces stopping at a distance using the Ultrasonic Sensor.
Covers code upload, execution, distance thresholds, and suggested parameter changes.
Links distance sensing to obstacle avoidance, lists careers, STEM, and shows code.
Introduces obstacle avoidance using "if-else" blocks and multiple actions.
Covers code upload, execution, behavior analysis, and suggested obstacle course modifications.
Links obstacle avoidance to car safety systems, lists careers, STEM, and shows code.
Introduces the culmination activity: line following with obstacle avoidance.
Covers code upload, execution, combining logic, and suggested variations.
Links sensor use to medical applications, lists careers, STEM, and shows code.
Directs users to additional challenges, Arduino resources, and TETRIX system information.
Provides estimated timelines for each activity and extension.
Lists aligned Common Core and ITEEA standards for the guide's content.
Defines key terms and concepts used throughout the programming guide.
Detailed specifications for the PULSE Robotics Controller.
Pinout diagrams and assignments for connecting sensors to the PULSE controller.
A reference chart detailing the PULSE controller's Arduino library functions.
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