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BrainBlock

BrainBlock

 

 

Assembly - Part I

  1. Required Materials

    Arduino Nano IO Expansionusb cable
    1 - Arduino Nano
    1 - I/O Expander Board
    1 - USB mirco cable
  2. Arduino Nano
    IO Expansion
    Take the boards out of the protective packages
    Line up the boards exactly the same as the pictures
  3. Brainblock
    Press the small Nano board down into the large I/O Expander board
  4. Brain backward
    Make sure it isn't backwards!
  5. Brain
    Push it all the way down and in
  6. Brain bad
    Make sure it isn't sticking up
  7. usb cable
    Plug the small end of the USB cable into the new BrainBlock
    Plug the big end of the USB cable into your Laptop
  8. mBlock
    Your BrainBlock is now ready to program with mBlock

 

Assembly - Part II

  1. Brainq-tip
    Actetone the bottom of the BrainBlock circuit board
    Just the yellow area
  2. Brain
    Build this simple jig
  3. BrainBlockUse wax paper to protect the "blue" lego
  4. Brainsandpaper
    Sand the tops of the "black" bricks
  5. Brainq-tip
    Acetone the tops of the "black" bricks
  6. BrainBlock
    BEFORE you glue practise placing the bricks in the correct position
    Use the pins on the circuit board to help keep the blocks straight
    The "black" bricks should not stick out past the edge of the board
  7. BrainBlock
    Put a small drop of SuperGlue on each of the 12 Lego bumps
  8. BrainBlock
    Place together and hold firmly for 1 minute
  9. clock
    Wait at least 5 minutes before removing the jig
    You don't need to hold it during this time
  10. BrainBlock
    You're done! You're BrainBlock should look like this


 

Theory

  1. Digital Input and Output Pins


    Digital Pins
    Digital means something is either On or Off (0 or 1) (High or Low)
    A button is a good example it is on or off (pressed or not)
    An LED light can also be digital (on or off)


  2. Analog Input Pins


    Analog Pins
    Analog means something can be many different values or levels
    A volume knob on a stereo is a good example - it can be turn to any position between zero and Full-Volume
  3. GBlack pins are G = Ground (-)
    VRed pins are V = Voltage (+)
    SBlue pins are S = Signal
    Ground (-) and Voltage (+) provide 5 Volts of power.
    This power comes from your laptop through the USB cable.
    Ground is negative (-) power. Voltage is positive (+) power.
    Signal pins are controlled by the brain, they can be turned on and off.

 

 


mBlock

Now that your BrainBlock is ready you will can program and test it using mBlock.
mBlock Setup Instructions

 

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