3. To turn Edison on, flip the robot over. Slide the
power switch to the ‘on’
position, as shown in the picture. This will turn Edison on, and the red LED
lights will start flashing.
Please note:
While Edison will turn
off automatically if not used after
five minutes, we recommend you
turn the robot off manually when
not in use.
Get your programming devices ready
Edison can be programmed using a range of different computers and tablets.
Different computing devices require slightly different initial setup. Please find your
device type listed below.
Setting up Windows computers
Step 1: disable sound enhancements
The most critical set-up item with Windows machines is disabling any sound
enhancements. Sound enhancements, someti
mes called ‘audio enhancements’ are
audio enhancement software packages designed to improve how your computer’s
specific hardware sounds. Windows machines often have these sound
enhancements automatically enabled, which can cause problems when using
Edison. You will find step-by-step video guides showing you how to disable sound
enhancements for standard Window’s sound enhancements as well as the most
common third-party software programs on our website at
https://meetedison.com/edison-robot-support/trouble-shooting/#soundenhancements
If your school or organisation uses an image to control the network computers’
settings, we recommend you speak to your network administrator about having
sound enhancements disabled on the image.
Push the switch
towards the ‘on’ symbol.
Special note
—managed networks:
If you are using computing devices on a network with a managed firewall,
common at schools, please ensure that the URL of the programming
application you are using has been added to your proxy white-list (e.g.
www.edblocksapp.com
for the EdBlocks app). Contact your network
administrator for assistance in this instance.
