28139 Parallax Inc, 28139 Datasheet - Page 111

• Manufacturer Part Number: 28139
• Description: KIT REMOTE IR FOR BOE-BOT W/TEXT
• Manufacturer: Parallax Inc

Specifications of 28139

• Accessory Type: IR Remote
• Product: Microcontroller Accessories
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Contains lead / RoHS non-compliant
• For Use With/related Products: Boe-Bot®
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant, Contains lead / RoHS non-compliant

Chapter 3: More IR Remote Applications · Page 101
Chapter 3: More IR Remote Applications
EXPANDING APPLICATION PROGRAMS
The whole point of reusable code is that it allows you to more easily build on previous
work to make better and more powerful applications. The previous work might be code
you wrote, or it might be published code that you add to or adapt. In this chapter, you
will see how the applications you have worked with up to this point can be merged with
other applications. For example, Boe-Bot code from Robotics with the Boe-Bot will be
added to the IR remote code application template to perform a variety of tasks.
In Activity #1, you will merge a program for autonomous IR object-avoidance roaming
with an IR remote communication template. The result will be a roaming Boe-Bot whose
speed you can control with the remote. In Activity #2, you will make the Boe-Bot into a
multi-function remote controlled bot. With the press of a button, you will be able to
choose from three of the most popular Boe-Bot behaviors: remote controlled Boe-Bot,
roaming Boe-Bot, and following Boe-Bot. In Activity #3, you will design an interpreter
for executing lists of instructions from the IR remote. In essence, you will be able to
"program" your Boe-Bot with the IR remote.
ACTIVITY #1: AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION WITH REMOTE SPEED
CONTROL
This activity will demonstrate an example of autonomous navigation with remote
adjustment. For autonomous navigation, the Boe-Bot will roam with infrared using the
example program from Robotics with the Boe-Bot Chapter 7, Activity #5. This example
program will then be modified so that you can set speed control from the Debug
Terminal's Transmit Windowpane.
The autonomous IR roaming with speed control program can then be merged with the
keypad entry program. After these two programs are combined, issuing speed control
commands can be done with the IR remote instead of through the Debug Terminal.