The Boost servo motor ran significantly slower than the M motor. While waiting for the rechargeable PF battery to run down, I performed some other tests using a WeDo M motor (the same as the motors supplied with the App powered batmobile) and the Servo motor supplied with LEGO Boost.īoth motors run in response to a trigger from the remote control, but only to run at full speed and then stop when the trigger is released. The train motor, the ‘m’ motor ( the same motor supplied with the new Batmobile, and the WeDo 2.0 system) and finally the Servo motor which comes with LEGO Boost.Ī few weeks ago, while reviewing the 60197 Passenger Train, I performed some endurance tests using both the Powered Up and Power Functions platforms. We now have three motors that we are able to use with the powered up system.
But this does not seem to offer anything beyond "turn with power X" either.We take a break from nostalgia today as we return to turn to look at the Powered Up system. I do not know if or how it is possible to initialize the motor in order to provide its current position or angle. For the two "real" WeDo sensors, one has to perform an initialization before they provide values. I have tried reading sensor values, but I did not get any values for the port that the motor is plugged into. Given that the Guids mentioned in the document were not particularly helpful when trying to make the WeDo 2 hub work as expected, this document may not be very relevant here. However, none of them worked, except plain StartPower(Power). I have tried using some of the commands mentioned in this piece of documentation. For this, it would be practical to have some way to read the current motor position (or angle) and/or to tell the motor to go to a certain position (or angle). The only thing that is missing is some way to verify that the steering is in neutral position. For reading the sensor values, I got some really useful hints from this German-language article.Īnyway, this means it is now almost possible to build a remote controlled car with steering.
The program is slightly similar to what is being done on this link, just (so far) more ugly and less sophisticated. I can read sensor values or set the speeds of up to two connected WeDo motors independently (I am aware that Lego says that this is not a good idea).
I have managed to write a small C# program that lets me play around with the WeDo 2 hub.
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