Session 1 meets from 12:30PM to 4pm on July 10 through July 14, 2017 at UW-Baraboo/Sauk County.
Session 2 meets from 8:30 am to noon on July 31 through August 4, 2017 at UW-Baraboo/Sauk County.
- Monday
- Welcome, introductions
- A bit about bots
- Discuss this year’s challenge
- Build Ambot base
- Build phone cradle
- Configure ESP8266 WiFi
- Serial Terminal
- Static IP assignment
- {star_address} = 192.168.0.*
- Communicate with bot via web browser
{star_address}/{star_address}/motor?m=1024,1,1024,1{star_address}/motor?m=0,0,0,0
- Tuesday
- Intro to Coding
- Blockly exercises
- Snap! lab modules
- create Snap! account
- Attach distance, environment sensor
- Communicate with bot via web browser
{star_address}/{star_address}/distance{star_address}/temp
- Intro to Coding
- Wednesday
- Begin Ambot control coding
- import template
- import sprites
- create and test control mechanism
- click commands
- click buttons
- keyboard
- Other interfaces ???
- initial at-desk control testing
- Driving practice
- Probe launcher construction
- Begin Ambot control coding
- Thursday
- Code tweaking
- Testing and Proving Stations
- remote driving using Mission Control
- team driving (working with another bot and their camera to navigate remotely)
- incline ascent (driving up a hill)
- distance sensor testing
- temp/humidity sensor testing
- probe launch distance calibration
- Friday
- Final Proving Stations and Mission Deployment (Family and Friends welcome!)
- Clean up and pack up
- Take Ambots home!