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The Art of LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Programming (Full Color)
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The Art of LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Programming (Full Color)

by Terry Griffin
October 2014
Beginner
276 pages
10h 31m
English
No Starch Press
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Chapter 14. the EV3 lights, buttons, and display

The EV3 has five buttons and a display screen that you can use to interact with your programs, much like you use a keyboard to interact with a computer. The buttons are illuminated with colored lights, and in this chapter, you’ll learn how to control them using the Brick Status Light block. You’ll also learn about some new features of the Display block that give you more control over the EV3 screen.

the EV3 buttons

You can use the five large buttons on the front of the EV3 (shown in Figure 14-1) to control your program. For example, you can make the program wait for you to press a button or choose an action based on which button you press. Like with the Touch Sensor, your programs can detect when ...

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