TRY IT OUT
Mark out your track using coloured tape. Make sure the track is quite
thick (roughly 20mm). Or alternatively draw the line on a large piece of
paper using a marker pen. The greater the contrast, the easier it is for
the buggy to identify the line.
1
Insert your coded BBC micro:bit into the connector on the Motor Driver
Board (it can be inserted either way around) and switch on the buggy
(with batteries in) using the on/off switch on the bottom. Your buggy
should now be working.
2
When one of the sensors on the Line Following Board passes over the
line it will cause the buggy to turn back towards the line.
The small LED’s on the Line Following Board light up when the
corresponding sensor passes over the line and can be used for visual
feedback when developing and testing your own code.
3
GET CODING!
Visit kitronik.co.uk/5638 for help. See the online
datasheet for a tuning guide.
4
NOTE:
The buggy can be
programmed to work with a
dark coloured line on a light
background or a light coloured
line on a darker background!