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| | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px 0px"|Amount of time to wait, in seconds.<br />(default: <span class="codeStringsNums">1000</span>) | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px 0px"|Amount of time to wait, in seconds.<br />(default: <span class="codeStringsNums">1000</span>) |
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| The ROBOTC Natural Language Library aims at making learning and using text-based programming languages easier for beginners. The Natural Language Library is filled with commands that are both easy to use and easy to remember. Natural Language commands encompass entire robot behaviors into a single command.
Natural Language can be enabled in ROBOTC by going to the Robot menu, then Platform Type, and then by selecting one of the Natural Language options.
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| void lineTrackForTime(float trackTime = 5.0, int threshold = 505, tSensors sensorLeft = in1, tSensors sensorCenter = in2, tSensors sensorRight = in3)
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(void) The robot will track a black line on a white surface for a specified time in seconds.
Threshold Range: (dark) 0 to 4095 (light)
Acceptable Sensors: analog ports 1 through 8 (and your names for them given in Motors and Sensors Setup.)
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Explanation
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Acceptable Input
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| trackTime
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The amount of time in seconds to track a line. (default: 5.0)
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Any floating point amount:
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-2,048.0000 to +2,048.0000
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-32,768.000 to +32,768.000
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-262,144.00 to +262,144.00
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-2,097,200.0 to +2,097,200.0
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| threshold
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The threshold to compare colors against. (default: 505)
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0 to +4095
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| sensorLeft
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The sensor port to use for the LEFT line tracking sensor. (default: in1)
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in1 to in8 Or their names setup in Motors and Sensors Setup.
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| sensorCenter
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The sensor port to use for the CENTER line tracking sensor. (default: in2)
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in1 to in8 Or their names setup in Motors and Sensors Setup.
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| sensorRight
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The sensor port to use for the RIGHT line tracking sensor. (default: in3)
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in1 to in8 Or their names setup in Motors and Sensors Setup.
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| Default Usage and Sample
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lineTrackForTime(); /* track a black line for 5.0 seconds,
using a threshold of 505, with the
line tracking sensors in ports:
in1, in2, in3(default) */
stop();
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| Usage and Sample with Parameters
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lineTrackForTime(7.5, 99, in6, in7, in8); /* track a black line for 7.5 seconds,
using a threshold of 99, with the
line tracking sensors in ports:
in6, in7, in8 */
stop(); // stop
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| void lineTrackForRotations(float rotations = 3.0, int threshold = 505, tSensors sensorLeft = in1, tSensors sensorCenter = in2, tSensors sensorRight = in3)
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(void) The robot will track a black line on a white surface for a specified distance in rotations.
Threshold Range: (dark) 0 to 4095 (light)
Acceptable Sensors: analog ports 1 through 8 (and your names for them given in Motors and Sensors Setup.)
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Explanation
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Acceptable Input
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| rotations
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The amount of axle rotations to track a line. (default: 3.0)
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Any floating point amount:
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-2,048.0000 to +2,048.0000
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-32,768.000 to +32,768.000
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-262,144.00 to +262,144.00
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-2,097,200.0 to +2,097,200.0
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| threshold
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The threshold to compare colors against. (default: 505)
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0 to +4095
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| sensorLeft
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The sensor port to use for the LEFT line tracking sensor. (default: in1)
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in1 to in8 Or their names setup in Motors and Sensors Setup.
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| sensorCenter
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The sensor port to use for the CENTER line tracking sensor. (default: in2)
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in1 to in8 Or their names setup in Motors and Sensors Setup.
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| sensorRight
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The sensor port to use for the RIGHT line tracking sensor. (default: in3)
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in1 to in8 Or their names setup in Motors and Sensors Setup.
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| Default Usage and Sample
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lineTrackForRotations(); /* track a black line for 3.0 rotations,
using a threshold of 505, with the
line tracking sensors in ports:
in1, in2, in3(default) */
stop();
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| Usage and Sample with Parameters
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lineTrackForRotations(4.75, 99, in6, in7, in8); /* track a black line for 4.75 rotations,
using a threshold of 99, with the
line tracking sensors in ports:
in6, in7, in8 */
stop(); // stop
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| void moveStraightForTime(float seconds = 5.0, tMotor rightEncoderPort = dgtl1, tMotor leftEncoderPort = dgtl3)
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(void) The robot will use encoders to maintain a straight course for a length of time in seconds.
- NOTE: This function only supports moving forward and only at one speed setting. Future implementations may include moving backwards and variable speeds.
Acceptable Sensors: digital ports 1 through 11 (and your names for them given in Motors and Sensors Setup.)
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Explanation
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Acceptable Input
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The amount of time in seconds to drive straight forward. (default: 5.0)
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Any floating point amount:
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-32,768.000 to +32,768.000
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The right-side motor encoder. (default: dgtl1 [+ dgtl2])
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dgtl1 to dgtl11 Or their names setup in Motors and Sensors Setup.
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| leftEncoderPort
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The left-side motor encoder. (default: dgtl3 [+ dgtl4])
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dgtl1 to dgtl11 Or their names setup in Motors and Sensors Setup.
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moveStraightForTime(); /* move straight forward for 5.0 seconds,
using dgtl1 (+ dgtl2) as the right-side encoder and
dgtl3 (+ dgtl4) as the left-side encoder (default) */
stop();
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moveStraightForTime(7.5, dgtl5, dgtl3); /* move straight forward for 7.5 seconds,
using dgtl5 (+ dgtl6) as the right-side encoder
and dgtl3 (+ dgtl4) as the left-side encoder */
stop(); // stop
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| void moveStraightForRotations(float rotations = 1.0, tMotor rightEncoderPort = dgtl1, tMotor leftEncoderPort = dgtl3)
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(void) The robot will use encoders to maintain a straight course for a distance in rotations (360 encoder counts = 1 rotation).
- NOTE: This function only supports moving forward and only at one speed setting. Future implementations may include moving backwards and variable speeds.
Acceptable Sensors: digital ports 1 through 11 (and your names for them given in Motors and Sensors Setup.)
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Explanation
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Acceptable Input
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| rotations
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The amount of axle rotations to drive straight forward. (default: 1.0)
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Any floating point amount:
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-32,768.000 to +32,768.000
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-2,097,200.0 to +2,097,200.0
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The right-side motor encoder. (default: dgtl1 [+ dgtl2])
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dgtl1 to dgtl11 Or their names setup in Motors and Sensors Setup.
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| leftEncoderPort
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The left-side motor encoder. (default: dgtl3 [+ dgtl4])
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dgtl1 to dgtl11 Or their names setup in Motors and Sensors Setup.
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| Default Usage and Sample
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moveStraightForRotations(); /* move straight forward for 1.0 rotations,
using dgtl1 (+ dgtl2) as the right-side encoder and
dgtl3 (+ dgtl4) as the left-side encoder (default) */
stop();
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| Usage and Sample with Parameters
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moveStraightForRotations(4.95, dgtl5, dgtl3); /* move straight forward for 4.95 rotations,
using dgtl5 (+ dgtl6) as the right-side encoder
and dgtl3 (+ dgtl4) as the left-side encoder */
stop(); // stop
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| void arcadeControl(TVexJoysticks verticalJoystick = Ch2, TVexJoysticks horizontalJoystick = Ch1, short threshold = 10)
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(void) The robot will be remote controlled in such a way that the movement of the robot is mapped to a single joystick, much like a retro arcade game.
- NOTE: This function only supports 2 channels and works best with the joystics.
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Explanation
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The joystick to use as the VERTICAL joystick. (default: Ch2)
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Any channel: Ch1 Ch2 Ch3 Ch4
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The joystick to use as the HORIZONTAL joystick. (default: Ch1)
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Any channel: Ch1 Ch2 Ch3 Ch4
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| threshold
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This variable eliminates 'noise' caused by joysticks not returning back to the exact center. (default: 10)
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0 to 127
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while(true)
{
arcadeControl(); /* control the robot in 'arcade' fashion
with the VERTICAL joystick as Ch2
and the HORIZONTAL joystick as Ch1,
with a threshold of 10 (default) */
}
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while(true)
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arcadeControl(Ch3, Ch4, 5); /* control the robot in 'arcade' fashion
with the VERTICAL joystick as Ch3
and the HORIZONTAL joystick as Ch4,
with a threshold of 5 */
}
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(void) The robot does what it was doing until the touch sensor is pressed in and then released out. A delay time in milliseconds can be specified.
Acceptable Sensors: digital ports 1 through 12 (and your names for them given in Motors and Sensors Setup.)
Acceptable Range for Delay Time:
0 to 2,147,483,647.
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Explanation
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Acceptable Input
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The sensor port to use for the light sensor. (default: dgtl6)
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dgtl1 to dgtl12 Or their names setup in Motors and Sensors Setup.
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The amount of milliseconds that MUST PASS between press and release of the sensor for it to count. (default: 10)
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Any whole integer amount from 0 to 2,147,483,647.
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forward();
untilBump(); /* wait until the touch sensor in port dgtl6 is pressed and
then released with a delay time of 10 milliseconds (default) */
stop();
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forward(63); // go forward at speed 63
untilBump(dgtl10, 100); /* wait until the touch sensor in port dgtl10 is pressed and
then released with a delay time of 100 milliseconds */
stop(); // stop
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| void untilRotations(float rotations = 1.0, tSensors sensorPort = dgtl1)
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(void) The robot does what it was doing until the motor encoder rotations match the desired value.
Range: -262,144.00 to +262,144.00
Acceptable Sensors: digital ports 1 through 11 (and your names for them given in Motors and Sensors Setup.)
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Explanation
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Acceptable Input
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| rotations
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The amount of axle rotations to reach. (default: 1.0)
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Any floating point amount:
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The quadrature encoder to use. (default: dgtl1 [+ dgtl1])
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dgtl1 to dgtl11 Or their names setup in Motors and Sensors Setup.
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forward();
untilRotations(); /* wait until the quadrature encoder in port
dgtl1 (+ dgtl2) counts 1.0 rotations (default) */
stop();
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forward(63); // move forward at speed 63
untilRotations(2.75, dgtl3); /* wait until the quadrature encoder in port
dgtl3 (+ dgtl4)counts 2.75 rotations */
stop(); // stop
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(void) The robot does what it was doing until the motor encoder counts match the desired value.
Range: -2,147,483,648 to +2,147,483,647
Acceptable Sensors: digital ports 1 through 11 (and your names for them given in Motors and Sensors Setup.)
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Explanation
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Acceptable Input
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| distance
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The amount of encoder counts to reach. (default: 360)
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Any whole integer amount from -2,147,483,648 to +2,147,483,647
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| sensorPort
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The quadrature encoder to use. (default: dgtl1 [+ dgtl1])
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dgtl1 to dgtl11 Or their names setup in Motors and Sensors Setup.
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forward();
untilEncoderCounts(); /* wait until the quadrature encoder in port
dgtl1 (+ dgtl2) counts 360 encoder counts (default) */
stop();
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| Usage and Sample with Parameters
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forward(63); // move forward at speed 63
untilEncoderCounts(990, dgtl3); /* wait until the quadrature encoder in port
dgtl3 (+ dgtl4)counts 990 encoder counts */
stop(); // stop
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