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Learning ROBOTC pltw1/27/2024 ![]() Running this program on the robot turns the motor on, then waits for 3000 milliseconds (3 seconds) with the motor still running, and then ends. Order the Statements Statements are run in order as quickly as the robot is able to reach them. It instructs the motor plugged into Motor Port 3 to turn on at full power. The motor = 127 statement in the sample program you downloaded is a simple statement that gives a command. The most basic kind of statement in ROBOTC simply gives a command to the robot. Statements Statements are instructions for the robot. If a word appears in a different color, it means ROBOTC recognizes it as an important word in the programming language. Replacing a lowercase letter with a capital letter (or a capital letter with a lowercase letter) will cause the robot to become confused.Ĭode COLOR As you type, ROBOTC will try to help you out by coloring the words it recognizes. Keep in mind that capitalization is important to the computer. You type code just like you type normal text. Finally, they are loaded onto the robot, where they can be run.Ĭode Text written as part of a program is called code. They are then processed by the ROBOTC compiler into a machine language file that the robot can understand. ![]() ROBOTC is text based! Commands to the robot are first written as text on the screen. This hybrid language, halfway between English and the programming language, is called pseudocode.It is an important tool in helping to keep larger programs understandable. PSUEDOCODE As the programmer becomes more experienced, the organization of the behaviors in English will start to include important techniques from the programming language itself, like if-else statements and loops. Complex Behavior Some behaviors are big, like “solve the maze.” Basic or Simple Behavior Some behaviors are small, like “go forward for 3 seconds.” Big behaviors are actually made up of these smaller ones. Moving forward, stopping, turning, looking for an obstacle… these are all behaviors. ![]() Think about “Behaviors” Behaviors are a convenient way to talk about what a robot is doing and what it must do. ROBOTC is just one of many such programming languages that humans use to talk to machines. Instructions written in them are called programs. These human-to-robot languages are called programming languages. Human/Machine Communication Because humans and robots don’t normally speak the same language, a special language must be used to translate the necessary instructions from human to robot. Role of the Robot The robot follows the instructions it is given, thereby carrying out the plan. Thinking about Programming Creating a successful robot takes a team effort between humans and machines. Programming Basics - RobotC Introduction to Robotics ![]()
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