Scratch

danidelrio · 2012-10-05 05:03:04

Hi,

I am working in the scratch compatibility with Moway Robot (www.moway-robot.com).

I have a C# program running and working fine. I use the Radiofrecuency communication between Moway Robot and the PC to send and receiver messages and real-time operation.

I have a possible problem with the sensor-update. I have several variables with the movement parameters speed, time, distance, etc..

The problem is that whenever I send an order to the robot I use a broadcast message (for example "straight") and take the values of the variables to perform the movement. If the variables don't change there is no "sensor-update" message. As this connection is working through and RF link it is possible to loose some information.

The question is. Is there any way of forcing a sensor-update to be sent?

Once we have finished we will post all the work to program Moway Robots using Scratch.

Thank you in advance.

Daniel del Río

Paddle2See · 2012-10-05 06:20:03

Since Broadcast message names are sent out on the port - why not use the Join block to build a variable with your own message header and the variable value - and then just Broadcast the variable? I think that would work whether the value had changed or not.

when I receive [Straight v]
set [Message v] to (join [Straight - ] (Distance))
broadcast (Message)

Last edited by Paddle2See (2012-10-05 06:21:57)

danidelrio · 2012-10-05 07:15:54

Thanks! Good idea! I will try this solution

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