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- Which of the following best describes how the [If then] and <Optical detects color> are used in this code snippet?
They are used to trigger the arm to drop the blue disk in the blue drop off location if the Optical Sensor detects a blue colored disk. - Which of the following best describes why a [Set optical light power] block would be used in a project with the Optical Sensor to detect color?
To improve the accuracy of the color detection by providing a consistent light source. - Which of these is the best description of the V5 Optical Sensor?
A sensor used to detect the color of an object as well as if an object is near or far away from the sensor. - Based on this image, how many [If then] blocks would you need in your project to sort all the disks in the pick up location?
Three, one for each of the colored disks (red, blue, and green). - In this project, what triggers the arm on the Workcell to move to the disk pick up location and pick up a disk?
Pressing the V5 Brain’s screen.
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