Activities/Turtle Art/Sensors
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The Sensors Palette (red)
examples (4)
descriptions (4)
 | query for keyboard input | results stored in keyboard block |
 | keyboard input | holds results of query-keyboard block |
 | user-definable code | This block runs code found in the tamyblock.py module found in the Journal and editable in Pippy. Use the load Pippy button  on the Save/Load toolbar to load your custom module. The block changes appearance once Python code is loaded. 
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 | my function | a programmable block: add your own math equation in the block, e.g., sin(x) |
 | horizontal size | the canvas width |
 | vertical size | the canvas height |
 | push | push value onto FILO (first-in last-out) heap |
 | pop | pop value off FILO |
 | show heap | show FILO in status block at bottom of canvas |
 | empty heap | empty FILO |
These additional blocks are available in the experimental version of Turtle Art
 | volume | microphone input volume |
 | pitch | microphone input pitch |
 | voltage | (OLPC XO-1 only) |
 | resistance | (OLPC XO-1 only) |
More details on how to use the sensors can be found in Tony Forster's blog and on the Measure Activity page.
