Mr.HolmesSubstituteLessonPlansOctober3,2016TOTHESUB:Pleaseprovideeachstudentwithacopyofthispacket,whichisbrokendowninto11individualassignments.

• MechatronicsIcourses(Block2and3)willberequiredtowatchAssignments#1-#4.• MechatronicsIIcourses(Block4)willberequiredtowatchAssignment#11;however,Iencourage

themtoreviewpreviousvideostohelpwiththeircurrentprogrammingchallenge.Studentsaretoutilizethecomputerswithinthelabtowatchseveralshortvideoclips.Detailedinstructionsarefoundwithineachoftheassignments.TOTHESTUDENTS:

MechatronicsI§ UponcompletionoftheSweptAwayChallenge,wewillbegintheunitonprogramming.

Thesevideoswillbeassignedtoyouashomeworkoverthenexttwoweeks.Pleaseutilizethistimeinthelabtobegintheseassignments.

§ Today,pleasewatchandtakenotesforthevideosfoundwithinAssignments#1,#2,#3,and#4.Youmaycontinuewatchingthenextassignments;however,thequizwillonlycoverthefirst4assignments.

§ Speakingofthequiz,expectawrittenquizonthevideosfoundunderAssignments#1-#4onTuesday.Istronglysuggesttakingnoteswhilewatchingthevideos.Iwillallowuseofhandwrittennotesduringthisquiz;therefore,therewillbenooptionforretakingthisquiztoreplacealowgrade.

§ Ifyoudonotcompletethevideosduringclasstimetoday,pleasefinishyourworkathome,rememberingtobringallnotesintoclassinpreparationforthequiz.

MechatronicsII§ Assignment#11containsabrandnewsetofVEXVideotrainertutorialswhichIrecently

addedtothisdocument(notyetonmywebsite).§ Thesevideosarefoundwithinthecompletelynew“Minefield”tabintheVEXVideoTrainer

series.Thesenewadditionsareacollectionofvideosspecificallycreatedtohelpwiththeprogrammingissuesyouarecurrentlyhaving,relatedtotheMinefieldChallenge.

§ ExpectawrittenquizonthevideosfoundunderAssignment#11onTuesday.Istronglysuggesttakingnoteswhilewatchingthevideos.Iwillallowuseofhandwrittennotesduringthisquiz.

Thanks!SeeyaonTuesday!-Holmes

Mr.HolmesMechatronicsI

VEX/RobotCVideoTrainerAssignmentsCopythefollowinglinkEXACTLYaswritteninaGoogleChromebrowser.Thepageshouldlookexactlyas

theimagebelowthelink.Ifthepagedoesnotopencorrectly,readthemessageatthebottomofthispage.

http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/products/teaching_robotc_cortex/

Ifthepagelooksliketheimagetotheright,followthesestepstogettothecorrectwebsite:

• OpenaGoogleChromeorInternetExplorerbrowser.• Typetheexactsamekeywordsintothesearchbar,asyouseeinthe

imagebelow-left.o Youmustincludeallpunctuation,especiallythe“quotes”

• Selectthetopsearchresult.Thiswilltakeyoutothevideoindex,whichisalistofallthevideosyouwillbewatching.

• Asyoubegineachassignment,lookforthetitleofthevideointheindexlist.

HowtoFindtheVideoIndexThisistheVideoIndex

Assignment#1:(IntrotoProgramming)IntheVEXVideoTrainer,selecttheFUNDAMENTALSbuttononthetopofthepageandthenselectINTRODUCTIONTOPROGRAMMINGfromthelistontheleft.InyourEngineeringNotebook,takenotesonallvideos.Besuretobringthesenotestoclasseachday.E-mailmeanyquestionsorconcerns.Watchtheseclips:

• "ProgrammerandMachine"• "PlanningandBehaviors”• "RobotCRulesPart1"• "RobotCRulesPart2"

Assignment#2:(FirmwareUpdates)IntheVEXVideoTrainer,selecttheSETUPbuttononthetopofthepageandthenselectWIRELESSSYSTEMCONFIGURATIONfromthelistontheleft.InyourEngineeringNotebook,takenotesonallvideos.Besuretobringthesenotestoclasseachday.E-mailmeanyquestionsorconcerns.Watchtheseclips:

• "UpdateCortexFirmware(Wireless)"• "UpdateVEXnetJoystick”

ThenselectWIREDSYSTEMCONFIGURATIONfromthesameSETUPmenuandwatchthisclip:

• "UpdateCortexFirmware(Wired)"Assignment#3:(Challenge&MovingForward)IntheVEXVideoTrainer,selecttheMOVEMENTbuttononthetopofthepageandthenselectCHALLENGE&MOVINGFORWARDfromthelistontheleft.InyourEngineeringNotebook,takenotesonallvideos.Besuretobringthesenotestoclasseachday.E-mailmeanyquestionsorconcerns.Watchtheseclips:

• “LabyrinthChallenge”• "ProgramDissection"• "ReversingMotorPolarity"• "RenamingMotors"• "Timing"

Assignment#4:(SpeedandDirection)IntheVEXVideoTrainer,selecttheMOVEMENTbuttononthetopofthepageandthenselectSPEED&DIRECTIONfromthelistontheleft.InyourEngineeringNotebook,takenotesonallvideos.Besuretobringthesenotestoclasseachday.E-mailmeanyquestionsorconcerns.Watchtheseclips:

• "MotorPowerLevels"• "TurnandReverse"• "ManualStraightening"

Assignment#5:(ShaftEncoders)IntheVEXVideoTrainer,selecttheMOVEMENTbuttononthetopofthepageandthenselectSHAFTENCODERfromthelistontheleft.InyourEngineeringNotebook,takenotesonallvideos.Besuretobringthesenotestoclasseachday.E-mailmeanyquestionsorconcerns.Watchtheseclips:

• "ShaftEncoders"• "ForwardforDistancePart1"• "ForwardforDistancePart2"• "TheSensorDebugWindow"• "ForwardandTurning"

Assignment#6:(AutomatedStraightening)IntheVEXVideoTrainer,selecttheMOVEMENTbuttononthetopofthepageandthenselectAUTOMATEDSTRAIGHTENINGfromthelistontheleft.InyourEngineeringNotebook,takenotesonallvideos.Besuretobringthesenotestoclasseachday.E-mailmeanyquestionsorconcerns.Watchtheseclips:

• "AutomatedStraighteningPart1"• "AutomatedStraighteningPart2"• "ValuesandVariablesPart1"• "ValuesandVariablesPart2”

Assignment#7:(LimitingtheArm&BehaviorsandFunctions)IntheVEXVideoTrainer,selecttheSENSINGbuttononthetopofthepageandthenselectLIMITINGTHEARM&BEHAVIORSANDFUNCTIONSfromthelistontheleft.InyourEngineeringNotebook,takenotesonallvideos.Besuretobringthesenotestoclasseachday.E-mailmeanyquestionsorconcerns.Watchtheseclips:

• “ConfiguringSensors”• "BehaviorsandFunctions1"• "BehaviorsandFunctions1"• “PassingParametersPart1”• “PassingParametersPart2”

Assignment#8:(LineTracking)IntheVEXVideoTrainer,selecttheSENSINGbuttononthetopofthepageandthenselectLINETRACKINGfromthelistontheleft.InyourEngineeringNotebook,takenotesonallvideos.Besuretobringthesenotestoclasseachday.E-mailmeanyquestionsorconcerns.Watchtheseclips:

• "TheLineTrackingSensors"• "CalculatingThresholds"• "BasicLineTracking"• "LineTrackingForDistance"• "OptimizedLineTracking"

Assignment#9:(ForwarduntilNear-UltrasonicRangefinder)IntheVEXVideoTrainer,selecttheSENSINGbuttononthetopofthepageandthenselectFORWARDUNTILNEARfromthelistontheleft.InyourEngineeringNotebook,takenotesonallvideos.Besuretobringthesenotestoclasseachday.E-mailmeanyquestionsorconcerns.Watchtheseclips:

• "TheUltrasonicRangefinder"• "ForwardUntilNear"• "StraightUntilNear"• "StraightUntilNear(FineTuning)”

Assignment#10:(TurnforAngle&UsingtheLCD)IntheVEXVideoTrainer,selecttheTURNINGFORANGLE&USINGTHELCDbuttononthetopofthepageandthenselectFORWARDUNTILNEARfromthelistontheleft.InyourEngineeringNotebook,takenotesonallvideos.Besuretobringthesenotestoclasseachday.E-mailmeanyquestionsorconcerns.Watchtheseclips:

• “TheGyroSensor”• “TurnforAngle1”• “TurnforAngle2”• “IntrototheLCD”• “DisplayingaMessage”• “ContinuallyUpdatingtheDisplay”

Assignment#11:(RemoteControl,Timers,&Minefield)IntheVEXVideoTrainer,selecttheREMOTECONTROLbuttononthetopofthepageandthenselectCHALLENGE,JOYSTICKMAPPING,TIMERS,&BUTTONSfromthelistontheleft.InyourEngineeringNotebook,takenotesonallvideos.Besuretobringthesenotestoclasseachday.E-mailmeanyquestionsorconcerns.Watchtheseclips:

• “MinefieldChallenge”• "IntroductiontoRemoteControl"• "Real-TimeControl"• "JoystickMappingValues(Part1)"• "JoystickMappingValues(Part2)"• “TimeandTimers”• “UsingTimers”• “RemoteControlButtons”• “RemoteStart”• “ControllingtheArmPart1”• “ControllingtheArmPart2”• “ControllingtheArmPart3”