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Hacking Your LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Kit

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Description

  • Copyright 2016
  • Dimensions: 7" x 9-1/8"
  • Pages: 320
  • Edition: 1st
  • eBook (Watermarked)
  • ISBN-10: 0-13-421749-7
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-13-421749-9

EV3 without limits!

Build 5 amazing robotics projects that take DIY to a whole new level!

You can dowaymore with your LEGO Mindstorms EV3 kit than anyone ever told you! In this full-color, step-by-step tutorial, top-maker and best-selling author John Baichtal shows you how to transcend Mindstorms’ limits as you build five cutting-edge robotics projects.

You’ll discover just how much you can do withonlythe parts that came with your kit–and how much farther you can go with extremely low-cost add-ons like Arduino and Raspberry Pi. You’ll learn how to reprogram your Mindstorms Intelligent Brick to add additional hardware options and create more complex programs.

Hundreds of full-color, step-by-step photos teach you every step, every skill. Whenever you’re ready for advanced techniques, Baichtal explains them in plain English.


Here’s justsomeof what you’ll learn how to do:

  • Build a drawing Plotter Bot that gyrates to draw new patterns
  • Hack Mindstorms’ wires–and control robotswithoutwires
  • Create a remote-controlled crane, and operate it from your smartphone
  • Use the EV3 brick to control third-party electronic modules of all kinds
  • Replace the EV3 brick with smarter, more flexible Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or BeagleBone Black hardware
  • Build a robotic flower whose petals open and close based on time of day
  • Use third-party sensors to build robots that can sense practically anything
  • Load an alternate operating system onto your EV3 brick
  • 3D print, laser, and mill your own perfect LEGO parts
  • Create ball contraptions, and extend them with your own custom parts
  • Make a pole-climbing robot–and hook up an altimeter to track its height

This book is not authorized or endorsed by the LEGO® Group.

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Sample Content

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Hacking Mindstorms 2

Chapter Topics 6

Chapter 2 Project: Plotter Bot 7

Parts List 8

Building the Plotter Bot 9

Program the Plotter Bot 43

Moving the Motors 44

A Simple Program 45

Resetting the X Axis 47

Hacking Opportunities 49

Summary 49

Chapter 3 Hacking LEGO I: Connections 51

Mindstorms Wires Explained 51

Inside the Mindstorms Wire 52

Hacking Mindstorms Wires 53

Exploring Wireless Options 56

Infrared Sensor and Beacon 56

Bluetooth 57

Hacking Wireless 58

Summary 62

Chapter 4 Project: Remote-Controlled Crane 63

Parts List 64

Building the Crane 65

Programming the Crane 93

Controlling the Crane with Infrared 98

使用你的手机的指挥官98应用程序

Summary 104

Chapter 5 Hacking LEGO II: Alternate Controllers 105

Microcontrollers and Microcomputers 106

Arduino 106

Raspberry Pi 108

BeagleBone Black 110

But Why? 112

Example Projects 114

Book Reader 114

Mini Tank 115

Chocolate Milk Maker 116

Ball Counting Robot 117

Rolling Alarm Robot 118

BeagleBone Black Robot 119

Programing Environments 120

LeJos 121

RobotC 121

Monobrick 121

ev3dev 121

Summary 122

Chapter 6 Project: Robot Flower 123

Robot Flower Mindstorms Build 124

Parts List 124

Steps 125

Program the Robot Flower 146

Substituting the Arduino 150

Quick and Dirty Arduino 151

Parts 152

Steps 153

Programming the Arduino 154

Summary 155

Chapter 7 Hacking LEGO III: Create Your Own LEGO Parts 157

Designing Your Own Parts 158

Check Your Dimensions 159

Create the Design File 160

Output and Iterate 161

Finding Designs 161

Thingiverse 162

LDraw 163

SketchUp Warehouse 163

Outputting Your Own Parts 164

CNC Mill 164

Laser Cutter 167

3D Printer 170

Tip: Parametric 3D Models 175

Summary 176

Chapter 8 Project: Ball Contraption 177

Building the Contraption 178

Parts List 178

Steps 179

Program the Contraption 224

Creating Your Own Parts 225

The Baseplate 226

The Gear 233

Summary 237

Chapter 9 Hacking LEGO IV: Add-on Electronics 239

Motors and Wheels 240

Motor Driver 240

Omni-Wheels 240

8-Channel Servo Controller 241

Hub-ee Wheels 242

Linear Actuator 242

Servo-Actuated Pneumatic Valve 243

Lighting Systems 244

RGB LED Modules 244

Light Strands 245

Sensors 246

Grove Sensor Adapter 246

dGPS 246

Proximity Sensor 247

Pixy and Pixy Adapter 248

Sensor Mux 249

Absolute IMU-ACG 250

dPressure Sensor 251

Thermal Infrared Sensor 252

NXT and Education Electronics 252

Pneumatics Add-On Set 252

NXT Light Sensor 253

NXT Temperature Sensor 253

NXT Sound Sensor 254

NXT Ultrasonic 255

Control Systems 255

Relay Driver 256

sBrick Control System 256

PlayStation Controller Interface 257

NXTBee Wireless Board 258

Summary 258

Chapter 10 Project: Flagpole Climber 259

Building the Flagpole Climber 260

Parts List 260

Building Steps 262

Programming the Pole Climber 288

Installing the Ultrasonic Sensor 289

Programming the Sensor 290

Swapping in the BrickPi 291

Raspberry Pi Quick Start 292

Adding the RPi and BrickPi 292

Parts List 294

Steps 294

Tip: Troubleshooting 301

Summary 302

Glossary 303

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