User manual HASBRO WONDERBORG

[. . . ] AE 1 &U GS 2 P OBSTACLE LEFT FRONT RIGHT DARK BRIGHT ON or OFF A division of Hasbro, Inc. TM TIGER name and logo and package design ®, TM, & © 2001 Tiger Electronics. WonderBorg, Robotworks and all related logos, names and distinctive likenesses thereof are the property of Bandai. 200105710IWTI-01 MADE AND PRINTED IN CHINA INTRODUCTION A word from Tiger Electronics Thank you for buying the WonderBorg. Please read this instruction manual carefully before using your Wonderborg, and always use the product as directed. [. . . ] Program name: This box displays the name of the file containing the current program. If you are creating a new program, it will read "Untitled Program". PROGRAMMINNG Programming How to Read Blocks This section explains how to read the sensor blocks and command blocks on the Panel screen. In this example, the blocks are "if the left antenna touches something", "go three steps back at high speed", and "rotate six steps to the right at low speed". Sensor categorize Command icon 15. New: If you click this button, the whole panel you are currently creating will be deleted, and a new program will be created. If you click this button while in the middle of creating a program, a save dialog window will open, allowing you to choose whether to save the current program. Speed of movement stands for "High Speed", blank stands for "Low Speed". Number stands for of steps, seconds, turns, etc. A sensor block is a blue square Command block is red or green square (with rounded edges). Arrows indicate direction of movement Input filename here Forward Back Movement command: number of steps Stop command: number of seconds, to stay Voice command: number of cries It is a good idea to save your program to the "Robot" folder inside the "Robot Works" folder. Sv Dao ae ilg Operations Carried Out on the Panel Screen 1 A sensor block can be placed on top of a blue square on the panel. 3 If you line up the desired command blocks on the right of sensor block, the corresponding . commands will be executed - in order, starting with the leftmost block - when the sensor reacts. When the sensor block is activated, its linked commands will also be activated in sequence. 4 In a program using several sensor blocks, if two or more sensors react simultaneously, . 6 A single panel may contain up to 121 blocks, counting sensor blocks as 1 and command . This useful when you want to edit an existing program and save the revised version as a new program. When you click "Save as", a save dialog window will open, allowing you to input the new name. 17. Save: By clicking this button, you can overwrite the program you are currently creating. If this is a new program, clicking "Save" will cause the save dialog window to appear, allowing you to input the filename. To save dialog window How to Edit Blocks Double-clicking a sensor block or a command block will automatically take you to the corresponding Block Factory screen. Here, you can edit the block (by changing the command, the sensor, the number of steps, and so on). 18. Load: By clicking this button, you can open a program you have previously saved. If you are in the middle of creating another program, a window will appear, asking you whether you want to save this program. How to Eliminate Unwanted Blocks Command blocks and sensor blocks that you want to get rid of can be erased from the screen by dragging-and-dropping them on the Trash can icon in the top right corner of the Panel screen. Switching Panels Robot Works has 8 panels which can be input into a program. By clicking one of the panel numbers at the top left, you can view the corresponding panel. In the case of the illustration below, Panel 1 is the panel displayed on the screen. If you click any other number, the corresponding panel will appear on the screen. Slc tefl yu eet h ie o want to open Using Panels Within a program file, you can use the "Switch panel" command to switch to any given panel (use the number keys in the Command Block Factory to input the number of the desired panel) and make the robot execute the behavior-patterns specified by that panel. When the WonderBorg is activated, it always starts from Panel 1. Open Dialog 35 36 THE SENSOR BLOCK FACTORY 2-1 The Sensor Block Factory You can move to the Sensor Block Factory screen by clicking "Create sensor block" at the top of the Panel screen, or by clicking one of the blue squares on the Panel screen. THE SENSOR BLOCK FACTORY How to Create a Sensor Block On the Sensor Block Factory screen, select and click the desired sensor from the sensor list in the middle of the screen. [. . . ] In this case, the cursor will turn in to an hourglass shape, but it will still work when you click it. Consult your PC manual and select the port to which the interface is connected. - If your PC crashes: Restart your PC. Consult you PC manual and select the port to which the interface is connected. 53 54 WARRANTY 90-Day Limited Warranty Tiger Electronics (Tiger) warrants to the original consumer purchaser of this product that the product will be free from defects in materials or workmanship for 90 days from the date of original purchase. This warranty does not cover damages resulting from accident, negligence, improper service or use, or other causes not arising out of defects in materials or workmanship. [. . . ]