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.  
  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.