
PicoBlocks - Reference
The Cricket has three types of indicator lights:
The
on-off indicator light
turns on (orange) when you turn on the Cricket. If the
batteries are low, the light flashes rapidly when you turn on the Cricket.
The
program-running indicator light
turns on (green) when the Cricket is running a
program, and it changes color to amber when the Cricket is running two programs at
the same time.
The
IR-communication indicator lights
flash (yellow) when the Cricket is
communicating through its infrared transmitter.
If you push the Cricket button while the Cricket is running a program, the program will stop. If
you push the button when no program is running, the Cricket will re-run the last program that
it ran.
Even when you turn the Cricket off, it remembers the last program that it ran. So if you run a
program, turn off the Cricket, turn it back on later, and push the button, the Cricket will run the
program again.
Beamer
The Beamer transmits information (via infrared signals) from your computer to your Cricket.
When you write a program using PicoBlocks software on your computer, you send the
program to the Cricket via the Beamer.