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The EV3 brick is the brains

The EV3 brick is the brains - Mindstorms Tutorial

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The EV3 brick is the brains

- [Voiceover] EV3 Brick is both the brain of the Robot and it's power supply. It controls motors and monitors and the various sensors that can be attached to it. I can down load multiple programs and files to the EV3 Brick, and use the buttons on the Brick to start and stop Programs directly. The're number of different ports on the top and bottom of the brick. On the top is a USB port for connecting the Brick to a computer. So I can upload my programs and related files to the Brick. And communicate with it through the Mindstorm Software Environment. The four ports next to it, are used to connect motors to the Brick. On the bottom of the Brick are four more ports to connect sensors to the Brick. Be careful not to mix up the motor and sensor parts, or else you'll get errors and unexpected behaviors when programs execute. On one side of the Brick is a speaker that will play all the sound effects in my program. So sound is important in my program I'll be sure not to cover the speaker with…

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