GoPiGo Control Panel

Make sure that the GoPiGo is set up properly and you have the updated software and firmware. If you are not sure about this, follow the guide here.

If the GoPiGo is properly set up, connect to the GoPiGo via the browser or VNC.

The Dexter Industries Image comes installed with Scratch and the Scratch library for the GoPiGo.

Double-click the “Scratch” icon on the desktop (identified here with the green arrow) to start Scratch for Robots, the program which communicates between the GoPiGo and Scratch.

This will open two windows, a black terminal window called the Scratch Controller and the Scratch for Robots interface. Do NOT close the Scratch Controller, as that will kill all communications between Scratch and the robot!

You can then click on “Open Examples” to find the GoPiGo Control Panel example.

Double-clicking the control panel example will launch a confirmation window. If you already have Scratch up, now is a good time to save your work as you can only have one instance up and running. Make sure the GoPiGo robot is selected, and click "Start Programming"!

Confirm the next window that will pop up and Scratch will start up!

You should see Remote sensor connections enabled popup after loading the example. This means that the program is now connected to the GoPiGo.

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