⚙️ EV3 101: #02 - EV3 Brick Interface Overview

Last updated almost 3 years ago
28 questions
This course includes resources provided by the following:
  • Joe Olayvar & Evelyn Lindberg in association with the Washington State Library
  • Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy from Carnegie Mellon University
📕 Click here to access the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Programming Basics document in its entirety.
▶️ Click here to access the entire LEGO Mindstorms EV3 YouTube playlist from the Washington State Library.
🎓 Click here to access the free online EV3 course from Carnegie Mellon University.

🎓 Learn It

Carefully read and/or watch the instructional media and respond to the related questions.
8

Categorize each item based on whether it describes the motor ports or the sensor ports.

  • Identified with letters: A, B, C, D
  • Input ports
  • Identified with numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4
  • Output ports
  • Motor ports
  • Sensor ports
6

Identify the directional buttons that "move the selection on the screen."
Select all that apply.

5

Which tab first appears when you start up the brick?

5

Port View allows you to see what is plugged into each port and what sensor or rotation value it is currently seeing. In which tab is Port View found?

5
In the Run Recent tab, the most recently run program will be at the __________.
5

Identify the back button.

16
The EV3 brick __________ programmed information to __________ through __________ __________ ports.
5

Identify the button that turns the brick on and can be used to select options on the screen.

5

How are projects and files in the File Navigation tab are sorted?

4

Identify the buttons that navigate up and down lists.
Select all that apply.

3

How can you clear projects that are no longer needed from the brick?
Select all that apply.

5

In which tab can you configure the sleep timer and WiFi information?

16
The EV3 brick __________ information from __________ through __________ __________ ports.
4

Identify the buttons that navigate across menu tabs.
Select all that apply.

3

Place the steps for turning the EV3 brick off into the correct order.

  1. Press the [B]ack button until you see the Shut Off screen.
  2. Tab [R]ight to highlight the check mark.
  3. Press the [C]enter button to initiate shut down
5

How do you turn on the EV3?

5

Where can you find the port that is used to connect the brick to a computer using a USB cable?

5

How do you navigate the menus of the EV3?

7

Place these steps for clearing a program from the EV3 using the brick's interface in the correct sequence.

  1. Use the [C]enter button to select the project
  2. Use the [C]enter button a fourth time to confirm delete
  3. Navigate over to the ✅ to select the confirm checkmark icon
  4. Navigate to the File Navigation tab
  5. Use the [C]enter button a third time to choose the trash option
  6. Use the [C]enter button again to bring up the trash option
  7. Navigate [D]own to the project you want to delete
5

How do you check the motor and sensor values on the EV3?

5

What does "daisy-chaining" mean in the context of this lesson?

5

Which of the following describe the [B]ack button?
Select all that apply.

4
"The EV3 brick's display area is basically a __________ and the button area is your __________.
8

Categorize each item based on the menu tab it represents.

  • Includes general configuration options such as Volume, Sleep, and WiFi settings
  • Lists all project folders and the programs within them that are loaded on the EV3
  • Lists all programs recently run
  • Provides access to navigate apps such as Port View and the Brick Program
  • Run Recent
  • File Navigation
  • Brick Applications
  • Settings
4

Identify the button(s) that will stop a running program immediately.
Select all that apply.

5

Where can you find the speaker volume and other settings on the EV3?

8

Place these steps for clearing a program from the EV3 using a computer and the EV3 software in the correct sequence.

  1. In the EV3 software on the computer, go to the Hardware page at the bottom-right:
    Then, click on the Brick Information icon at the top-left of the Hardware page.
  2. Highlight a program from the Memory Browser screen (area 4 in the image below):
    Select Delete (button 7 in the image), and it's gone!
  3. Select the Memory Browser from the Brick Information screen.
  4. Ensure that the brick is turned on and connected to the computer.
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🧠 Retrieval Practice:
Summarize the content of this lesson. What topics, ideas, and vocabulary were introduced?