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Lesson 1 - First Program

  • Connect the robot to the computer using the USB cable and make sure the EV3 brick is on.
  • Launch the Mindstorms EV3 software (click on windows and type classroom in the search bar).

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  • Open a new programming project by clicking the + symbol.
  • In the top left corner of the software, click on the three dots to rename your project and call it MyFirstProject.

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  • Put the following blocks in your canvas:

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  • Click the Download button.

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Warning

You should never click on Download and Runto test your code, you should always click on Download.

  • Disconnect your robot and place it on the table in the middle of the classroom.

  • In the File Navigation tab, find your project, click on it, go down and click on the program.

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Congratulations, you made your robot move!

Info

The set movement blocks are needed to configure the robot before using movement blocks:

  • set movement motors to B and C - determines which motors are connected to the left and right wheels.

  • set movement motors to hold position at stop - determines what the robot does at the end of a move block, it controls how the motors stop. Hold position makes the motors stop immediately, while float makes them stop gently.

stop and exit program is needed to let your robot know that the program is over.