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NickMarchuk at 01:39, 6 November 2014

2014-11-06T01:39:24Z

NickMarchuk at 01:31, 6 November 2014

2014-11-06T01:31:38Z

NickMarchuk at 01:07, 6 November 2014

2014-11-06T01:07:27Z

NickMarchuk at 01:01, 6 November 2014

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 * Second, go into REPL mode and communicate with the board. Practice entering (CTRL-c) and exiting (CTRL-D) REPL.
 * Third, make a local copy of main.py, in case you ever want to see the original examples again.
-* Forth, replace the contents of main.py with the content from this example: [[Main.txt]]
+* Forth, replace the contents of main.py with the content from this example: [[Media:Main.txt | Main.txt]]

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 * Second, go into REPL mode and communicate with the board. Practice entering (CTRL-c) and exiting (CTRL-D) REPL.
 * Third, make a local copy of main.py, in case you ever want to see the original examples again.
-* Forth, replace the contents of main.py with the content from this example [[File:Main.txt]]
+* Forth, replace the contents of main.py with the content from this example: [[Main.txt]]

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 * Second, go into REPL mode and communicate with the board. Practice entering (CTRL-c) and exiting (CTRL-D) REPL.
 * Third, make a local copy of main.py, in case you ever want to see the original examples again.
-* Forth, replace the contents of main.py with this example [[File:main.py]]
+* Forth, replace the contents of main.py with the content from this example [[File:Main.txt]]

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 * Second, go into REPL mode and communicate with the board. Practice entering (CTRL-c) and exiting (CTRL-D) REPL.
 * Third, make a local copy of main.py, in case you ever want to see the original examples again.
-* Forth, replace the contents of main.py with:
+* Forth, replace the contents of main.py with this example [[File:main.py]]
-import board # pin definitions
-import time # time functions
-import touchio # capacitivectouch library
-import pulseio # pwm library
-import adafruit_dotstar # dotstar rgb led library
-# One dotstar soldered on the board
-dot = adafruit_dotstar.DotStar(board.APA102_SCK, board.APA102_MOSI, 1, brightness=0.2)
-# Built in red LED
-led = pulseio.PWMOut(board.D13, frequency=5000, duty_cycle=0)
-led.duty_cycle = 0 # initially off
-# Capacitive touch on A2
-touch = touchio.TouchIn(board.A2)
-# Helper to give us a nice color swirl
-def wheel(pos):
-    # Input a value 0 to 255 to get a color value.
-    # The colours are a transition r - g - b - back to r.
-    if (pos < 0):
-        return [0, 0, 0]
-    if (pos > 255):
-        return [0, 0, 0]
-    if (pos < 85):
-        return [int(pos * 3), int(255 - (pos*3)), 0]
-    elif (pos < 170):
-        pos -= 85
-        return [int(255 - pos*3), 0, int(pos*3)]
-    else:
-        pos -= 170
-        return [0, int(pos*3), int(255 - pos*3)]
-######################### MAIN LOOP ##############################
-i = 0 # a variable to keep track of time
-while True:
-    time.sleep(.01) # wait 0.01 seconds. if this isn't here the code might run too fast
-    i = (i+1) % 256  # run from 0 to 255
-    dot[0] = wheel(i & 255) # set the color of the dotstar, [red green blue]
-    led.duty_cycle = i*255 # duty_cycle can be 0 to 65535
-    if i%100==0: # if i is divisible by 100
-        # printing at this slow speed because sending too often chokes the computer
-        print("A2 touch: %d" % touch.raw_value, end="\n") # print the value of the cap touch sensor on pin A2

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 * Third, make a local copy of main.py, in case you ever want to see the original examples again.
 * Forth, replace the contents of main.py with:
-'''
 import board # pin definitions
 import time # time functions
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         # printing at this slow speed because sending too often chokes the computer
         print("A2 touch: %d" % touch.raw_value, end="\n") # print the value of the cap touch sensor on pin A2
-'''

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	Install the USBTinyISP driverfrom [https://learn.adafruit.com/usbtinyisp/~~download~~ https://learn.adafruit.com/usbtinyisp/~~download~~].		Install the USBTinyISP driverfrom [https://learn.adafruit.com/usbtinyisp/drivers https://learn.adafruit.com/usbtinyisp/drivers].

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	Files for the programming tutorial: [[Media:nurobotics_tutorial.zip \| nurobotics_tutorial.zip]]		Files for the programming tutorial: [[Media:nurobotics_tutorial.zip \| nurobotics_tutorial.zip]]


			Install the USBTinyISP driverfrom [https://learn.adafruit.com/usbtinyisp/download https://learn.adafruit.com/usbtinyisp/download].

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 Unzip the folder, rename it "Adafruit_NeoPixel", and add the folder to
 ...documents/library/ (library might not exist, so make it there)
+Tasks:
+Edit the tutorial example files to:
+* Read the push button, turn the RGB LEDs on and off
+* Read the push button, toggle the RGB LEDs on and off
+* Read the push button, use Delay() to make a blinky pattern with the RGB LEDs

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:01, 6 November 2014
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	Files for the programming tutorial: [[Media:nurobotics_tutorial.zip \| nurobotics_tutorial.zip]]		Files for the programming tutorial: [[Media:nurobotics_tutorial.zip \| nurobotics_tutorial.zip]]


	Download and install Arduino from [http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software].		Download and install Arduino from [http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software].