How to use BS2 code downloaded from Parallax.com on the Blockly Prop Software
Hello, I am with the Engineering Club at Wake Tech. We have 6 Activity Bots we are learning with. After adding the PING Ultra Sonic Sensor we found the coding for it on Parallax.com, however the...
View ArticleCounter A and counterB
Is there any information o-about the usage of "counter A/counter B" with blockly prop ? Thank you Siri
View ArticleDifferences between the WX boards and the regular ones
Hello! I finally decided to join the Blockly movement after reading Publison's amazing job of resolving one person's problems regarding a Prop board and Blockly. It figures I do have that one, also a...
View ArticleProp boards and BlockyProp
Hello! Okay now that I'm convinced I understand what boards are supported and the mechanism behind the WX concept I decided to ask the obvious: Among the collection of boards using the Prop that were...
View ArticleHow to Boe-Bot line following with 4-QTI sensors link not working
Hello All, I am a beginner in the field of Robotics could someone help me out here as the above link which I am trying to access says "Page not found". Thanks in advance
View ArticleClient not found after download completed
Hi, I'm Richard. I'm a member of the Synshop hacker space in Las Vegas and 3 of us are trying to get robot competition going in the shop on Saturdays. The other two people are way ahead of me as they...
View ArticleOPTAscope 81M - No Readings from probe
Hello, I have OPTAscope 81M , Installed new drivers and Application from parallax website, OS Windows 7 64bit. Application detects hardware, but does not show any readings from probe, connected 3.3vdc...
View ArticleSpin code needed for OLED display "28087"
Hello there, I need some help. I just started to learn the spin language weeks ago and I have passed through all the given lessons on the parallax homepage. I can now write simple codes and from day to...
View ArticleBlocklyProp Solo
I just got a WX Activity Board and a WX wifi module... Tested out the solo.parallax.com version and seems to work, without having to log in to anything. Uploaded a test program via wifi. All seems to...
View ArticleText to Speech Block on Activity WX board
Should the Text to Speech block work with the Activity WX Board? The block shows up and appears to set code up properly. The docs say it will not work with it. Here is the C code generated. // ------...
View ArticleCan't print to Terminal
I can program/run almost anything else on My ActivityBot 360 WX. I am currently running a task to sweep a servo from 0 to 180 degrees continually. But no matter what I do I cannot get anything to...
View ArticleInstructions for running BlocklyProp OFFLINE
Hello, Since a number of people are asking how to run BlocklyProp offline, I'll make a post and explain the setup. Please note that forum threads become dated (today's date is April 5, 2018). At some...
View ArticleBlocklyProp Cogs
I understand that the P8X32A microcontroller chip has 8 cogs (cpu). Can somebody please tell me how I can control 8 leds flashing at different rates using all 8 cogs by coding in BlocklyProp? Thanks in...
View ArticlePosting BlocklyProp Files
Could somebody please tell me how do I post my files (projects) to this thread? When I attempt to post any of my files by clicking "ChooseFile" , I can't find any on my pc. Thanks.
View ArticleSolo BloclyProp Client not found
I downloaded solo.parallax.com and when I try to create a new project the error message "Blocklyprop Client not found". I am using the other BlocklyProp software that I log in with no problem. Only...
View ArticleStoring programs on FLIP
Does anybody know how I can store the current program (project) in the FLIP device? When power thru usb is diconnected the project erases since it is in ram. On the BS2 device the last program remains...
View Articlecontrolling servo
Whats the best way to control a 180 degrees servo to move to certain positions such as 0, 45, 90 and 180 degrees? Is it by using pwm, frequency-out, or pulse out command? Could someone please...
View ArticleProgramming Parallax Servo
When programming the servo in BS2 basic language, one example is " For counter = 1 to 220 Pulsout 12, 750 Pause 20 Next" Can someone please tell me why program a loop, and what is the equivalent...
View ArticleRPM counter with Blockly
Hi, totally new to blockly. Trying to read RPM from a half hull senor which goes low twice in one revolution. Any help would be appreciated.
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