Let’s connect to TAMIYA

Preparations are necessary to play the lab “1. Follow a set route” and “2. Move it with a game controller”.

１　What you need

  • TAMIYA Microcomputer Robot (Crawler type) (Item No: 71201)
  • BBC micro:bit (V2)
    ＊Notice : These labs use BBC micro:bit (V2). They will not work with micro:bit (V1) included in the above product. Please prepare a BBC micro:bit (ver.2) separately.
  • Two R6/AA/UM3 batteries
  • hex file for micro:bit (Please see 3 below for detail.)
  • Windows PC or Mac（It is necessary to install the hex file.)
  • Game controller with Bluetooth (Only required for the lab “2. Move it with a game controller”. )

２　Assemble the crawler

Assemble TAMIYA Microcomputer Robot (Crawler type).

＊Notice : Attach a BBC micro:bit (V2) you have prepared separately, not a V1 included in the product. Because V2 does not fit in the circuit board case, please attach it without the case.

３　Install the hex file on your BBC micro:bit

  1. Download the hex file from here on your PC or mac.
  2. Extract the downloaded file. Make sure you have “microbit-Mind-Render.hex”.
  3. Connect your BBC micro:bit to your PC or Mac via USB. It will be recognized and displayed as a drive.
  4. Copy “microbit-Mind-Render.hex” to your micro:bit (with drag-and-drop actions). The copied hex file will not appear in the micro:bit drive.

The installation of the hex file is now complete.

４　Connect Mind Render with the crawler

  1. Turn on your BBC micro:bit.
  2. Start Mind Render, navigate to Create > Connect to the external > Connect to TAMIYA > “1. Follow a set route” or “2. Move it with a game controller” and press the Start button.
  3. Press the micro:bit image on the Scene editing screen or the Execution screen.
  4. BBC micro:bits that are available for connection are displayed. Select the one you want to connect and press the “Connect” button.
    * If the micro:bits are not displayed, press the refresh button or the “Reset” button and try again.
  5. Close the screen with the “Close” button and run the program. You can move your crawler with Mind Render.

５　Move the crawler with a game controller

In “2. Move it with a game controller”, you can move your crawler with a game controller.

Connect the controller to your PC or Mac running Mind Render with a cable. Operate the controller to move the crawler.

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* Mind Render works with the BBC micro:bit.