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Anatomy of the Hummingbird Robotics Kit

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Hummingbird Bit Controller
Components What Does It Do? Plug It In Icon
Outputs
Single Color LED

Single Color LED

Program the brightness of the light

Color: + (Positive)
Black: - (Ground)
Tri-Color LED

Tri-Color LED

Program the color of the light

Red: R (Red)
Green: G (Green)
Blue: B (Blue)
Black: - (Ground)
Position Servo

Position Servo

Program the angle of the motor from 0° to 180°

White: S (Signal)
Red: + (Positive)
Black: - (Ground)
Rotation Servo

Rotation Servo

Program the speed of rotation

White: S (Signal)
Red: + (Positive)
Black: - (Ground)
Buzzer

Buzzer

Program different musical tones

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Inputs
Distance Sensor

Distance Sensor

Measure the distance to the closest object

Yellow: S (Signal)
Red: + (Positive)
Black: - (Ground)
Light Sensor

Light Sensor

Measure the light around the robot

Yellow: S (Signal)
Red: + (Positive)
Black: - (Ground)
Dial Sensor

Dial Sensor

Measure how much the knob is turned

Yellow: S (Signal)
Red: + (Positive)
Black: - (Ground)
Sound Sensor

Sound Sensor

Measure the sound around the robot

Yellow: S (Signal)
Red: + (Positive)
Black: - (Ground)
Compass

Compass

Measure magnetic field strength

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Accelerometer

Accelerometer

Measure the robot’s position in space

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A/B Button

A/B Button

Use buttons to get input

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Radio

Radio

Send and receive messages

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