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ADC Graph

How to add the ADC Graph robot skill

  1. Load the most recent release of ARC (Get ARC).
  2. Press the Project tab from the top menu bar in ARC.
  3. Press Add Robot Skill from the button ribbon bar in ARC.
  4. Choose the ADC category tab.
  5. Press the ADC Graph icon to add the robot skill to your project.

Don't have a robot yet?

Follow the Getting Started Guide to build a robot and use the ADC Graph robot skill.


How to use the ADC Graph robot skill

Displays the ADC voltage in a historical graph. The input voltage can be between 0 and +3.3/+5 VDC (depending on your TTL high side value). The voltage will be displayed as a linear representation of the voltage value between 0 and 255.

Main Window



1. Graph Display
Displays the ADC value in a line graph format.

2. Value Display
Displays the ADC numerical value detected (0-255).

3. Pause Checkbox
When checked, the ADC readings will pause.

Settings



1. Title Field
This field contains the title of the skill. You can change it if you'd like. *Note: Changing the title will also change the title in the controlCommand() associated with this skill.

2. Board Drop-down
Select your ezb board number which corresponds with the connection index. This is used to support multiple ezbs.

3. Port Drop-down
Select your ADC port number.

4. Interval Drop-down
Select the wait time in milliseconds between ADC samples.

5. Color Drop-down
Select the color for the graph line.

How to use ADC Graph


1) Add the ADC Graph skill to your ARC project (Project -> Add Skill -> ADC -> ADC Graph).

2) Select the ADC port that you have an analog device plugged into in the skill settings.

3) Read the value in the Main Window.

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Requirements


An I/O Controller with analog ports.

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