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Connecting Your Robot

The document discusses the different ports on an EV3 brick, including the PC, USB, and SD ports. The SD port allows expanding the memory capability. The USB port is for connecting bricks together, not to a computer. The PC port is how the brick connects to a computer using the USB cable to download programs.

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Connecting Your Robot

The document discusses the different ports on an EV3 brick, including the PC, USB, and SD ports. The SD port allows expanding the memory capability. The USB port is for connecting bricks together, not to a computer. The PC port is how the brick connects to a computer using the USB cable to download programs.

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Connecting Your Robot

Besides the Alpha and Numeric Ports mentioned earlier, there are PC,
USB, and SD Ports on the Brick as well. The SD Port is for expanding the
memory capability and the USB port is for connecting Bricks together in
sequence (daisy chaining), not for connecting to the Brick to the computer; the
PC Port is how we do that. Using the USB cable that came with your Core Set,
connect the small mini B end to the Brick’s PC Port, and the standard end to your
computer as illustrated.

• The central processor is an ARM(Advanced RISC Machine) 9 chip, with 64


MB of RAM and 16 MB of Flash built in for storing programs. A SD-slot allows
the memory to be expanded, and there's a better display. But the biggest
innovation is that Lego made it easier for the EV3 brick to communicate via
Bluetooth with Android and iOS apps.

• USB port- Daisy Chaining

Hardware page

1. Brick Information: With the Brick turned on and connected, selecting this tab provides general
information such as Firmware Version (basically the Operating System), Battery Level, Name, as well as
several options to manage settings and program information.

2. Port View: With the Brick turned on and connected, selecting this tab provides real-time information on
the status of Motors and Sensors that are connected to the Brick. When creating programs, this is an
invaluable tab to have displayed. Primarily, for verifying Port assignments and checking Sensor accuracy

3. Available Bricks: mostly for advanced use (daisy chaining).

4. Download: With the Brick turned on and connected, clicking this button will download your program to
the Brick for non-connected operation. More on how to access and run a downloaded program in the
following section “Running Untethered.”

5. Download and Run: With the Brick turned on and connected, clicking this button will both download your
program to the Brick, and run it at the same time. So be sure to have the space for your robot to do its thing,
otherwise it may run off the table.

6. Run Selected: With the Brick turned on and connected, clicking this button will run a specified
(highlighted) block, or string of blocks, as well as download to the Brick. This is a very useful tool. Basically,
there will come a time that you want to trouble shoot, or simply test a certain outcome of a few blocks. By
highlighting a set of connected blocks (even if they are part of a larger string), then clicking the “Run
Selected” button, only those highlighted blocks will actually be run. This is also great when dealing with the
sometimes troublesome “Sounds” or “Displays

Running Untethered
Green Action Blocks
Gre-en Action Block Basics:

Orange Flow Blocks


Orange Flow Block Basics:
Deleting/ Clearing Programs

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