Hoy continuamos con el siguiente set de 3 mecanismos con las actividades de los Animales Salvajes: Caimán Hambriento, el León Rugiente y el Pájaro Volador (los modelos 4, 5 y 6 en la figura).

También iniciamos explicando diferentes opciones de programación con los Mecanismos Asombrosos: Los Pájaros Bailarines, La Peonza Inteligente y el Mono Tamborilero. Hemos hablado de algunas cosillas y programado lo más básico con el motor y diferentes opciones para activarlo. This time we continue with the next set of 3 mechanisms: the Hungry Alligator, the Roaring Lion and the Flapping Bird (the designs 4, 5 and 6 from the figure below.

Last time we started talking about different options for programming the Amazing Mechanisms included with the WeDo software: Dancing Birds, the Smart Spinner and the Drumming Monkey, and how to do it using Scratch. I would expect the large PU hub to behave similarly to the small one.We have talked before about how to program a few basic things, like the fundamentals for the motor and the different alternatives to turn in on and off. Given that using the Spike motor with the Boost hub did not work, but using the the WeDo motor did, I am really unsure about what to expect re. I do not own a large or extra large PoweredUp motor and no large PoweredUp hub. The only thing that is missing then is the position readout. Although you can use the Spike motors reasonably well with the PoweredUp app and the small (Bat Mobile) PoweredUp hub. It seems you cannot use Spike motors or sensors with the PoweredUp app and the Boost hub, or at least I could not.

This is a property of the motor, the Boost motor has all these abilities when using the PoweredUp app.

The WeDo motor only offers 'Set power to X' functionality, no 'Set power to X and run for Y seconds' or 'Go to position' or 'Turn for 5 rotations'. But you always have to set the ports explicitely and remember that the external ports on the Boost hub are ports C and D. If you use the PoweredUp app, you can use WeDo sensors and WeDo motors as well. My impression is that the Boost app can work with one Boost hub, one Boost motor and one Boost color/distance sensor.

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