Lab-Volt Tech-Design eSeries, Manual

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Activity Guide
Tech-Design by Lab-Volt
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Controls & Sensors The fischertechnik Control System
Your computer screen should resemble the one shown below. After you have taken a minute to 1.
familiarize yourself with each of the menu bar options, and the toolbar commands, select Open on
the toolbar. A window will appear which contains a list of program files. At the top of the window is
a Look in drop-down. Click on the arrow, then on the desktop icon to find your program folder from
the list. Highlight it and click Open. Notice that next to each file name is a ROBO Pro icon. This
indicates that the file is a fischertechnik program file. Also, notice that each file name describes the
associated model.
ROBO Pro
Screen
To see what a fischertechnik program looks like, double-click on the program file “Using the 2.
Software”. The Interface needs to be connected to the computer for the next steps. If you need help
connecting the interface, view the Course Introduction Video again.
Once you have connected the interface, select Run from the toolbar and see what happens. There
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will be a red outline around each program element as the program moves through each step. Using
your stopwatch, you and your partner will take turns timing the program. Start the stopwatch when
you press the Run button and stop the watch when “The program is finished box” appears on the
screen. It should take approximately two minutes.
When you are finished, select File from the menu bar and then Exit. 4.