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Case 05: Colorful Car

Purpose


  • Build a colorful Wonder Rugged Kit with the rainbow LEDs.

Wonder Rugged Car Kit

Background Knowledge


Software


MicroSoft makecode

Program


Step 1

Click "Advanced" in the drawer of MakeCode to see more choices.

For programming, we need to add a package. Click "Extensions" at the bottom of the drawer and then search "Wukong" in the dialogue box to download it.

Note: If you get a warning indicating some packages will be removed because of incompatibility issues, you can follow the prompts or create a new project in the menu.

Step 2

Click Wukong to choose mecanum block.

Step 3

Drag mecanum and set light mode into on start block and set the connection for servos accordingly, set the light mode as breath and initialize the LEDs.

Step 4

Set the car to move forward with the variable i ascending by 5; set the LEDs to show rainbow with the parameter in i.

Program

Links: https://makecode.microbit.org/_icqM2MK7WEyM

You can also download it directly:

Result

The car moves forward after starting with the light mode in breath and rainbow LEDs changing color.

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