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diff --git a/plugins/wedo_plugin/README.rst b/plugins/wedo_plugin/README.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8d09bf1 --- /dev/null +++ b/plugins/wedo_plugin/README.rst @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +About the WeDo +-------------- + +The `Lego WeDo`_ is a tethered-over-USB sensing and robotics toolkit produced by Lego for the educational market. + +It's gotten lots of press, including a favorable review on the One Laptop Per Child blog, on `deployments and training in Peru`_. + +It's supported by Scratch(on Windows and OSX) and by Lego's proprietary software(on Windows.) + +It prominently features the LB1836_ motor driver and the LM358_ op-amp, as well as an epoxy blob with USB support. + +The digital communication protocol used by the Power Functions system is documented on `Philo's Awesome Page`_. + +Requirements +------------ + +- Python 2.7+ +- pyusb (setup.py should take care of installing the dependency) + +Installation +------------ + +From pypi: + + pip install wedo + +From the source tree: + + ./setup.py install + + +How to Use it +------------- + + >>> from wedo import WeDo + >>> wd = WeDo() + # Activating the first motor full forward: + >>> wd.motor_a = 100 + # Activating the second motor half speed/force backward: + >>> wd.motor_b = -50 + # Current value of the tilt sensor: + >>> wd.tilt + # Current distance value in meters of the distance sensor: + >>> wd.distance + +Contributors +------------ + +`Ian Daniher`_ + +Tony Forster + +`Walter Bender`_ + +`Guillaume Binet`_ + +`Alan Aguiar`_ + +.. _`Lego WeDo`: http://education.lego.com/en-us/lego-education-product-database/wedo/9580-lego-education-wedo-construction-set/ +.. _LB1836: http://semicon.sanyo.com/en/ds_e/EN3947F.pdf +.. _LM358: http://www.national.com/ds/LM/LM158.pdf +.. _`deployments and training in Peru`: http://blog.laptop.org/2011/02/12/lego-wedo-oloc-peru/ +.. _`Philo's Awesome Page`: http://www.philohome.com/pf/LEGO_Power_Functions_RC.pdf +.. _`Guillaume Binet`: https://github.com/gbin +.. _`Ian Daniher`: https://github.com/itdaniher +.. _`Walter Bender`: https://github.com/walterbender +.. _`Alan Aguiar`: https://github.com/alanjas |