IDE 2024
- Main Competition Page
- IDE Maker – Earth Allies Brief
- WRO Earth Allies Brief (for more examples)
- Project Central
IoTy
- Flashing, Setup, Blinking, and Dictionaries
- Breadboards, LED Strips, and NeoPixel
- Ultrasonic Sensor
- Servo Motor
- IoT, UI Dashboard, and Remote Control
- DC Motors and H-Bridges
Files Sharing
Tutorials
FLL
Guide for Superpowered Robot Mission
- Mission Tips (ODP / PDF)
- Mission Planner (Google Sheet / ODP / PPTX)
Links
- GearsBot
- Pybricks (for EV3)
- Challenge overview
- Robot Game Rulebook
- Presentation Judging Rubrics
- Challenge, Updates, and Resources Page
- Innovation Project Guide (ODP / PDF)
- Superpowered Robot Mission Video (YouTube)
Running Pybricks on the EV3 (IMPORTANT!)
- Turn OFF the EV3, insert the sdcard into your EV3, THEN power it on (See this link)
- DON’T insert the sdcard into your computer. If you accidentally do so, DO NOT format it.
- Follow the instructions here to load your program into your EV3 (Link). When selecting a location for the project folder, choose your network drive (…the drive with your NRIC number) or a thumbdrive (…if you have one). If neither of these are available, choose the “D:” drive, but note that you’ll need to use back the same computer next time.
- You can replace the default code in “main.py”, with the code from GearsBot.
Slides
- Pybricks Intro (ODP / PDF)
- Mission Workflow (ODP / PDF)
- Useful Functions (ODP / PDF)
- Line vs Gyro (ODP / PDF)
- Single Line Follower (ODP / PDF)
- Gyro Follower (ODP / PDF)
- Gyro Turn (Programming) (ODP / PDF)
- Ending the Loop (ODP / PDF)
Innovation Project
I’ve only heard about some of the projects, so I may not be able to help much. For those projects that I know of, you can use the resources below. You will need to read and try them out on your own, as I will not be able to guide you through step-by-step. Feel free to ask if you have questions.
- For projects that need to detect an image or posture (eg. driver falling asleep)
- For projects that need to connect a device to a phone app (eg. send notification when garbage bin is empty)
- IoT Slides, Simulator, and Registration
- This webpage covers how to program an IoT micro-controller (ESP8266) using a simulator. It will generate Arduino code that you can load on the actual hardware, but you’ll need to refer to the next set of slides to see how to perform the loading.
- IoT Slides (Actual Hardware)
- This set of slides covers how to transfer the code onto an actual ESP8266 micro-controller. It’s recommended you use your own laptop (NOT PLD) instead of the school’s computer as you’ll need to install some software.
- Hardware: If you need hardware (eg. ESP8266, ultrasonic distance sensors), let me know; I can bring them for you. For sensors that are not covered in the above lessons (eg. ultrasonic distance), you’ll need to do a bit of googling and reading on your own; there are plenty of tutorials online, and I won’t have time to conduct lessons on this for you.
Robocup Autonomous Driving
- Basic Line Following & Turn Pattern
- C Programming: https://www.learn-c.org/
- Design Patterns (ODP / PDF)
- Move Steering (ODP / PDF)
- Line Following Intermediate (ODP / PDF)
- Handling Durations (ODP / PDF)
- Gyro Follower (ODP / PDF)
- Turn to Angle (ODP / PDF)
- Gyro Follower with Integral Controls (ODP / PDF)