Using the Disk Feeder
| Quantity | Materials Needed |
|---|---|
| 1 |
VEX V5 Workcell |
| 1 | |
| 1 |
Engineering Notebook |
| 1 |
Device to run VEXcode V5 |
| 1 |
Micro-USB cable |
| 2 |
Colored Disks (2x green) |
In this section, you will be introduced to using the Disk Feeder with conveyor systems. You will build a project to move two green disks through the Conveyor System using sensor feedback from the Optical Sensor and VEX Infrared Line Trackers.
You will program the first green disk to be picked up and dropped off to a known location using the VEX V5 Workcell. The second green disk will be diverted off of the Exit Conveyor.
You will be introduced to using Boolean variables in their VEXcode V5 project to track if a green disk has already been picked up and placed. This allows any other green disks introduced via the Disk Feeder to be diverted off of the Exit Conveyor.
You will begin the activity by opening the ‘Arm Workcell - With Sensors’ example project.