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EdgeCAM Tutorials

WHERE DO I FIND ALL THOSE COOL TUTORIALS WE DID IN CLASS? Question: Where do I find all those cool EdgeCAM tutorials we did in class? Solution: Right here of course! Jim did all of these EdgeCAM tutorials with just some groovy music. There are tutorials for all four major CNC operations that you...

How do I Handshake A VEX Cortex With a Lynxmotion Arm?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

IF YOU CANNOT READ THE DIAGRAMS BELOW,PLEASE CLICK ON THE DOWNLOAD BUTTON TO GET A PDF VERSION! Lynx-VEX Handshaking Notes Question: How do I receive a signal on a Cortex from the SSC-32 (Lynx Robot) in RobotC? Answer: One way to do it is shown in the example below. A machine is waiting for a signal...

HOW DO I HANDSHAKE A LYNXMOTION AL5D ARM WITH A VEX CORTEX?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: How do I make my Lynxmotion Robotic Arm talk to a VEX Cortex? Solution: The actual wiring is easy, and so is the programming. Let me break the answer up into sections: Question: How do I receive a signal on a Cortex from the SSC-32 (Lynx Robot) in RobotC? Answer: One way to do it is shown...

IED Train Tutorials

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

So you want to know how to make the train parts from Introduction to Engineering Design class? I don’t blame you…. they are a great first step in Inventor to teach the basics of Inventor. One of my favorite IED teachers of all time, Jason Hyatt from Cazenovia HS, has put these together...

SUPERBOTS: Lynxmotion Robot Arm Upgrades

Written by Chris Hurd.

This week the CIM students in my class took the time to rebuild our Lynxmotion Arms, some of which have been running since 2009, without an problems. The screws were starting to come loose, and some of the servos were a little twitchy, so we used some grant money to get some new upgrades from The...

HOW ABOUT THE TUTORIALS FOR THE TRAIN FROM IED?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: My DDP class (IED) could sure use some help with the train tutorials! Any solutions? Solution: Of course we do! Special thanks to Jason Hyatt from Cazenovia for doing all of these in Camtasia. After all DDP (IED)is the gateway to the coolest course of them all: CIM! Below are nine...

HOW DO I SAVE A POSITION WITH THE SLIDE BASE IN ROBOCELL?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: My students are working on the Handshake activity, and just trying to get it to work in Robocell. They are telling me that they need the robot to move down the slide base but don’t know how to put that in their program. Can you help? Answer: The slide base is just an extra...

How do I Update my Firmware in RobotC?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: How do I update the firmware in RobotC… the “automatic” method doesn’t work! Answer: Funny! (Not really…) It doesn’t work in my classroom either! Watch the short video below to see how it’s done! .youtube_sc iframe.yp{display:none;}The Adobe...

RoboCell: Inputs and Outputs

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

on Tuesday, 31 March 2015. HOME MADE ASRS & A GRAVITY FEEDER .youtube_sc iframe.yp{display:none;}The Adobe Flash Player is required for video playback.Get the latest Flash Player or Watch this video on YouTube. Students in my CIM class built an Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS)...

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