Week 1 - Section 1 - Getting to know Edison
Week 1 - Section 1 - Getting to know Edison
In the first week we will learn about the edison robot, its capabilities, sensors and communication with the software. We will also learn how to use the EdWare, the software for programming edison robots.
Chapter 1.3 - The software - EdWare
This is EdWare and is the software used to program the Edison robot.
To get familiar with EdWare and programming, grab icons from the palette on the left and drag them onto the programming area. Place the icons between the ‘start’ and ‘end’ icons.
Select an icon and adjust the settings in the icon property box to control how Edison responds to that icon. Use the help text as a guide while programming. Everything you need to know about an icon can be found here. The variables section is where you can create and view little pieces of Edison’s memory.
There are four main types of icons used in EdWare. These are control icons (red), read icons (blue), data icons (green) and flow icons (yellow).
