{"id":214,"date":"2023-05-30T18:38:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T01:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/?page_id=214"},"modified":"2025-06-01T16:28:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T23:28:02","slug":"lesson-6","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/lesson-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"214\" class=\"elementor elementor-214\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c06df3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c06df3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f59fb70\" data-id=\"f59fb70\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d783ae7 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"d783ae7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/lesson-5\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">Lesson 5<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/lesson-7\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">Lesson 7<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65f10e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65f10e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f8852e\" data-id=\"7f8852e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4847040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4847040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lesson 6: Sensors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12e6a68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12e6a68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3faa638\" data-id=\"3faa638\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce1587 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fce1587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0f82cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0f82cc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44ad2cc\" data-id=\"44ad2cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed8356 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ed8356\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bumper Switch<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f812460 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f812460\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b039c6\" data-id=\"0b039c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f484c7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f484c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image017.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-230\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image017.jpg 700w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image017-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image017-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-289ac2c\" data-id=\"289ac2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5d7bfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5d7bfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image001-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-224\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image001-2.jpg 598w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image001-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39feedb\" data-id=\"39feedb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dcb766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8dcb766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"191\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image019.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-226\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image019.png 191w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image019-158x300.png 158w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb5a372 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb5a372\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acda304\" data-id=\"acda304\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-710d12b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"710d12b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A bumper switch has a spring-loaded button which can recognize when it is pressed or released.<\/p><p>Add a bumper sensor to your robot and configure it in the devices window.\u00a0 It is a &#8220;3-WIRE&#8221; sensor and must be plugged into ports A-H.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffb8a91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffb8a91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"106\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-wire.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1155\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c5013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65c5013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">When you use sensors, it is best to put them in a <\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">WAIT UNTIL<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> block rather than an <\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">IF-THEN-ELSE<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> block.\u00a0 <\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">IF-THEN<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> blocks only check the condition one time and then move on.\u00a0 To check the sensor more than once, you would have to put the blocks into a <\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">LOOP<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">.\u00a0 By using a <\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">WAIT UNTIL<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> block, the program will stop there and keep checking the sensor until the condition becomes <\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">TRUE<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">.\u00a0 Then it moves on to whatever comes next in the program.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-145d58b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"145d58b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7cc60e\" data-id=\"e7cc60e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c5cea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46c5cea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/wait-until-block.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1146\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/wait-until-block.png 303w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/wait-until-block-300x136.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c05b0e\" data-id=\"7c05b0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc600d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4bc600d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bumper-switch-blocks.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1147\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bumper-switch-blocks.png 620w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bumper-switch-blocks-300x133.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-270721b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"270721b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Task 1:<\/strong><\/p><p>Wait for the bumper switch to be pressed (and released) then start driving slowly forward.\u00a0 Wait for the bumper switch to be pressed (and released) again and stop driving.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><i>(Why is it important to always wait for the bumper to be released?)<\/i><\/p><p><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">Task 2:<\/b><\/p><p>Have robot switch between turning right and left whenever the bumper switch is pressed (and released).<\/p><p><b>Task 3:<\/b><\/p><p>Have the robot change speed whenever the bumper switch is pressed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e1f80c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e1f80c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-157b426\" data-id=\"157b426\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4278b8d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4278b8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-336967d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"336967d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-badabee\" data-id=\"badabee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa4be0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa4be0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Optical Sensor (light)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33ad63e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33ad63e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a9e932\" data-id=\"7a9e932\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2234f91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2234f91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image027-q7943vkjuanubavi5d381dvinxbn1z6gf5i23v2g06.png\" title=\"image027\" alt=\"image027\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b1929b\" data-id=\"8b1929b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68bfdac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68bfdac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image028.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-242\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image028.png 862w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image028-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image028-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3e2693\" data-id=\"b3e2693\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-925c7cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"925c7cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image033-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-261\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image033-2.png 207w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image033-2-203x300.png 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2fb832 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2fb832\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d47edaa\" data-id=\"d47edaa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fca290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fca290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An optical sensor can be used to determine the color of an object, the amount of ambient or reflected light, proximity, and gestures.<\/p><p>Add an optical sensor to your robot and configure it in the devices window.\u00a0 It is a V5 smart sensor and must be plugged in to ports 1-21 using a smart cable.\u00a0 If you want the sensor to see things on the ground, point the sensor down.\u00a0 If you want to see things in front of or above the robot, place it accordingly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fa74e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fa74e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Task 1:<\/span><\/p><p>Using the optical sensor, drive to a white line and stop.<\/p><p>When using the optical sensor to see reflected light (colors), turn on the LED light built in to the sensor:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b3582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66b3582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"486\" height=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/optical-sensor-light-block.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1160\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/optical-sensor-light-block.png 486w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/optical-sensor-light-block-300x70.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbcf044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbcf044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When looking for colors, sometimes the built in &#8220;color values&#8221; will work for you:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10494a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10494a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"544\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/optical-sensor-color-block.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1159\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/optical-sensor-color-block.png 544w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/optical-sensor-color-block-300x50.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff5cd84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff5cd84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If they do not work, you will need to find out just how &#8220;bright&#8221; the color looks to the robot.\u00a0 The best way to do this is to write a simple code to show the brightness value on the robot screen:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b66c5c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b66c5c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/check-brightness.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1156\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/check-brightness.png 786w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/check-brightness-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/check-brightness-768x188.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c00f44f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c00f44f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Then you can use the brightness value you saw in your program like this:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfa9d06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bfa9d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/optical-sensor-blocks.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1158\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/optical-sensor-blocks.png 646w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/optical-sensor-blocks-300x109.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0abfda3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0abfda3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">Task 2:<\/b><\/p><p>Use the optical sensor to drive to black line, turn around, drive to white line and stop.<\/p><p><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">Task 3:<\/b><\/p><p>Point the optical sensor to the ceiling and turn in circle when overhead lights are on, stop when lights are off. (Or you can use a flashlight.)<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Task 4:<\/strong><\/p><p>Use the optical sensor to follow the line.\u00a0 To do this, you will need to change from using a <b>DRIVE TRAIN<\/b> to controlling your <b>LEFT MOTOR<\/b> and <b>RIGHT MOTOR<\/b> separately.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9841ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9841ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"501\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/set-motors.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1161\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/set-motors.png 501w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/set-motors-300x184.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9827fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9827fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You will also need to &#8220;REVERSE&#8221; the right motor (since the left and right motors are facing opposite directions on your robot).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc244ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc244ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef1303a\" data-id=\"ef1303a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ec060f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ec060f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/set-right-motor.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1163\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/set-right-motor.png 497w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/set-right-motor-262x300.png 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51085f4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"51085f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93e8809 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93e8809\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da4f8bc\" data-id=\"da4f8bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12bde0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12bde0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Distance Sensor (laser)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba05af2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba05af2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d24bde\" data-id=\"2d24bde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af78e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1af78e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image034-q794dsr7zc8sv4go7nhgcvqoecf4aykgg9ekh0cub6.png\" title=\"image034\" alt=\"image034\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94b2e30\" data-id=\"94b2e30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94b9872 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94b9872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image035.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-244\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image035.png 689w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image035-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-682d24f\" data-id=\"682d24f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b62d41b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b62d41b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image033-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-260\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image033-1.png 207w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image033-1-203x300.png 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a17beaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a17beaa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7b9b86\" data-id=\"e7b9b86\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10270c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10270c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A distance sensor uses a pulse of safe laser light to measure the distance from the front of the sensor to an object.\u00a0 It can also determine the relative size of an object (small, medium, or large) and calculate the approach speed of the robot toward an object.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Add a distance sensor to your robot and configure it in the devices window.\u00a0 It is a V5 smart sensor and must be plugged in to ports 1-21 using a smart cable.\u00a0 Make sure you change back to using a DRIVE TRAIN like you did for the previous tasks:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e98e067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e98e067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/set-drive-train.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1164\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/set-drive-train.png 499w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/set-drive-train-300x137.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e3ffe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e3ffe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Task 1:<\/b><\/p><p>Using a bumper sensor and a distance sensor, print the distance to the floor on the screen in inches when the bumper switch is pressed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cf5cab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5cf5cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/check-distance.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1165\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/check-distance.png 612w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/check-distance-300x123.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48dcc8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48dcc8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Task 2:<\/b><\/p><p>Drive forward until 1 ft from wall then back up until 5 ft from wall.\u00a0 (Sensor needs to be 4+ inches above the floor and facing FORWARD, not DOWN.)<\/p><p><em>How many inches would be in 1 foot?\u00a0 How many inches would be in 5 feet?<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a929a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a929a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/distance-sensor-blocks.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1157\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/distance-sensor-blocks.png 804w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/distance-sensor-blocks-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/distance-sensor-blocks-768x331.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88bb4f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88bb4f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">Task 3:<\/b><\/p><p>Drive until 8 inches from an object, back up, turn a random amount, and repeat.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae6e42c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae6e42c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/random-block.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1166\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/random-block.png 799w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/random-block-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/random-block-768x110.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f574bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f574bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c7f532\" data-id=\"3c7f532\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9668882 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9668882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a00e096 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a00e096\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6706daa\" data-id=\"6706daa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95b3d2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95b3d2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inertial Sensor (gyro)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2758de8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2758de8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fc251e\" data-id=\"0fc251e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5482ffc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5482ffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/v5-inertial-sensor-q794su69bwtymim8e5ik9346kaajgm9uip68we22sk.png\" title=\"v5-inertial-sensor\" alt=\"v5-inertial-sensor\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be30cd7\" data-id=\"be30cd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9e1b99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9e1b99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/V5-Inertial-Sensor-Connected-to-Brain-1024x713.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-258\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/V5-Inertial-Sensor-Connected-to-Brain-1024x713.png 1024w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/V5-Inertial-Sensor-Connected-to-Brain-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/V5-Inertial-Sensor-Connected-to-Brain-768x534.png 768w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/V5-Inertial-Sensor-Connected-to-Brain-1536x1069.png 1536w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/V5-Inertial-Sensor-Connected-to-Brain.png 1539w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebf1625\" data-id=\"ebf1625\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2754fb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2754fb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image033.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-259\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image033.png 207w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image033-203x300.png 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19f187c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19f187c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b863309\" data-id=\"b863309\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf73bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cf73bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An inertial sensor is a combination accelerometer (how fast you are turning) and gyroscope (what direction you are facing).\u00a0 It works on three axes: X (pitch), Y (roll), and Z (yaw).<\/p><p>Add an inertial sensor to your robot and configure it in the DEVICES window.\u00a0 It should be attached flat onto the robot chassis and as close as possible to the center of the robot.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Task 1:<\/span><\/p><p>Set up your DRIVETRAIN to use the INERTIAL SENSOR.\u00a0 Try turning 90 degrees left, 180 degrees right, and 90 degrees left again.\u00a0 Did the robot move more accurately with the inertial sensor than with &#8220;no gyro&#8221; in the drivetrain?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29910d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"29910d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"494\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/set-gyro.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1167\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/set-gyro.png 494w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/set-gyro-270x300.png 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c98f51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c98f51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">Task 2:<\/b><\/p><p>Disconnect your inertial sensor from your DRIVE TRAIN and add it as a separate device in the DEVICES window. Use the INERTIAL SENSING block to read your robot&#8217;s pitch, roll, and yaw.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b89373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b89373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"483\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/intertial-orientation-block.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1183\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/intertial-orientation-block.png 483w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/intertial-orientation-block-300x59.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-162ccd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"162ccd8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-58280f8\" data-id=\"58280f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d691ccd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d691ccd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/inertial-pitch-300x236.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1184\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/inertial-pitch-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/inertial-pitch-1024x807.png 1024w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/inertial-pitch-768x605.png 768w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/inertial-pitch.png 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-44ce49d\" data-id=\"44ce49d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b37a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17b37a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/intertial-roll-300x236.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1185\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/intertial-roll-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/intertial-roll-1024x807.png 1024w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/intertial-roll-768x605.png 768w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/intertial-roll.png 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-916f699\" data-id=\"916f699\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e489feb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e489feb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/intertial-yaw-300x236.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1186\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/intertial-yaw-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/intertial-yaw-1024x807.png 1024w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/intertial-yaw-768x605.png 768w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/intertial-yaw.png 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83b8662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83b8662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Make the following text show up on your screen (or you could use colored squares in different positions on your robot screen):<\/p><ul style=\"font-size: 18px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><li style=\"font-size: 18px;\">When the robot is tilted forward, write &#8220;downhill&#8221;.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 18px;\">When the robot is tilted backward, write &#8220;uphill&#8221;.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 18px;\">When the robot is tilted to the left, write &#8220;left&#8221;.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 18px;\">When the robot is tilted to the right, write &#8220;right&#8221;.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c8001f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c8001f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-869575f\" data-id=\"869575f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b5c9a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c8b5c9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b191e04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b191e04\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd6635d\" data-id=\"bd6635d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b82a416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b82a416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vision Sensor (camera)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da4e53b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da4e53b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14089ad\" data-id=\"14089ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a12f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0a12f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vision-sensor-300x298.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1171\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vision-sensor-300x298.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vision-sensor-1024x1018.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vision-sensor-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vision-sensor-768x763.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vision-sensor-1536x1526.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vision-sensor.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f61808b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f61808b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have more time, you can explore the vision sensor.\u00a0 It is capable of detecting up to 7 colors at once (including multi-colored objects).\u00a0 The sensor can recognize colors and color patterns, follow a moving object, and collect information about the environment.\u00a0 You can even connect a phone or tablet through built-in WiFi to stream a live feed of what your robot is seeing.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">Task 1:<\/span><\/p><p>Connect your Vision Sensor to a mobile device.\u00a0 (This is like having a &#8220;GoPro Camera&#8221; attached to your robot.\u00a0 You will see what it sees.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-72579ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72579ac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d5ee6a\" data-id=\"3d5ee6a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cc6468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cc6468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.vex.com\/hc\/article_attachments\/360084389312\/2a.png\" alt=\"2a.png\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff1e599\" data-id=\"ff1e599\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc863b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dc863b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Verify the WiFi on the V5 Brain is turned on. Select the SETTINGS icon on the brain\u2019s screen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fec7d19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fec7d19\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5180b66\" data-id=\"5180b66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feef394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"feef394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.vex.com\/hc\/article_attachments\/360084474671\/2b.png\" alt=\"2b.png\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd6aa0c\" data-id=\"dd6aa0c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dca24b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dca24b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Go to the VISION SENSOR WIFI setting.\u00a0 If it is OFF, press it to turn it ON.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-eea0614 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eea0614\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7099a5\" data-id=\"a7099a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36988ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36988ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.vex.com\/hc\/article_attachments\/360084474711\/Phone_1_blackout.png\" alt=\"Phone_1_blackout.png\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bfe91b\" data-id=\"4bfe91b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b28d5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b28d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On your mobile device, go to your WiFi settings and look for a VISION SENSOR option.\u00a0 The sensor name will vary, but should always begin with VISION_&#8230;<\/p><p>Select the VISION SENSOR name and wait for it to connect.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-576fef0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"576fef0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30bbecc\" data-id=\"30bbecc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53d7f86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53d7f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.vex.com\/hc\/article_attachments\/360084474791\/Screenshot_20210201-142626.png\" alt=\"Screenshot_20210201-142626.png\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5b257a\" data-id=\"b5b257a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7855a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7855a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On your mobile device, open a browser window and enter <b>192.168.1.1 <\/b>in the address bar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-09a1edc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-02fb24c\" data-id=\"02fb24c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ece227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ece227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Camera data from the VISION SENSOR will now be shown in the browser window.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4d065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae4d065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">Task 2:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Colored cubes will be placed randomly around the robot.&nbsp; Make your robot scan for one of the colors, turn, and drive to that cube and stop.<\/p>\n<p>First you will need to configure the VISION SENSOR to recognize different colors.&nbsp; Watch this video to see how:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85abad elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e85abad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vision-sensor-configuration.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88e7f68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88e7f68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In your program, you will use the TAKE A SNAPSHOT OF block each time you look for your configured object.\u00a0 Start your robot turning (slowly) and keep taking snapshots until the object exists or until the object&#8217;s CENTER-X value is right in the middle of your VISION SENSOR.\u00a0 A REPEAT UNTIL block might be good to use in this situation.\u00a0 Also, note that the VISION SENSOR&#8217;s screen goes from 0 to 315.\u00a0 The &#8220;middle&#8221; of the screen would be around 157.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c118d13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c118d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vision-sensor-blocks.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1200\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vision-sensor-blocks.png 803w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vision-sensor-blocks-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vision-sensor-blocks-768x306.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" 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class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">Lesson 7<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesson 6: Sensors Bumper Switch A bumper switch has a spring-loaded button which can recognize when it is pressed or released. 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